Mini’s Money

Sometimes, when I pick up a book for children, I wonder, “What would I have thought of this as a child?” Mini’s Money would probably have appealed to me, but what really made me stop and think was the idea of colouring the story. Colouring in a book was a strict no for me, but would this series have changed that?

Perhaps it would, for I enjoyed the book!

Mini’s Money is an early chapter book, perfect for voracious young readers. Many 5- and 6-year-old readers have already moved beyond short, 32-page picture books full of colour. They want more story, but pictures remain comforting. The theme of the book needs to be child-friendly and age-appropriate too, for their experience of the world is limited, even if their reading ability is greater than that of other children their age. In that sense, Mini’s Money is ideal.

Mini is young and naive, not yet equipped to understand how money works. She collects all her money in a piggy bank until the day she receives paper money and is bewildered by it. What can she do with it? How will she keep it safe? She doesn’t want to spend it, at least not yet. She doesn’t want crackers or toys or anything else that older people in her life seem to think she would like to have. What does she do with her money?

Mini’s Money is a simple and sweet story with short, engaging chapters and just enough action.