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2010 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award Master List (Kansas Reading Association)2009 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Book Award for Children's Literature on Aging for Primary ReadersRock and Brock may be twins, but they are as different as two twins can be. One day, their grandpa offers them a plan―for ten straight weeks on Saturday he will give them each one dollar. But there is a catch! "Listen now, for here's the trick, each buck you save, I'll match it quick. But spend it, there’s no extra dough, so save your cash, and watch it grow." Rock is excited―there are all sorts of things he can buy for one dollar! So each week he spends his money on something different―an inflatable moose head, green hair goo, white peppermint wax fangs. But while Rock is spending his money, Brock is saving his. And each week when Rock gets just one dollar, Brock’s savings get matched. By the end of summer, Brock has five hundred and twelve dollars, while Rock has none. When Rock sees what his brother has saved, he realizes he has made a mistake. But Brock shows him that it is never too late to start saving.
As a 20 year financial services veteran, I have a passion for teaching the next generation basic concepts about money. I have seen far too many adults who lack the skills needed to make good financial decisions (I really shouldn't complain as this is how I earn a living). Many of them tell me that if they had learned the basics of needs vs wants, setting goals, budgeting etc. at an early age, they could have avoided many costly mistakes.This book provides a great opportunity to discuss these basics with elementary age children in a fun and sing-song way. The story's rhyming really catches and keeps the attention of the reader(s).I use this book in my financial literacy workshops that I provide for Kindergartners through 3rd/4th grade and the kids love it! They always want to see the book after class and the parents always ask me where I bought it.I highly recommend this for any educator, parent or grandparent (although I do recommend additional discussions and worksheets to drive the concepts home).
