Great read for parents too!
Engaging Story
Join Frankie and Teddy on a delightful Saturday morning adventure to the market to buy ingredients, bake cookies and share them with their local community 🍪
Pockets to open and counters to slide bring Frankie and Teddy’s journey to life!
Conversation Starters
Key Modern Money Concepts
Bank balances, payment terminals, transactions, coins and debit cards… Smart Cookies introduces these concepts and provides a launch pad for deeper conversations with your child.
Core Learning
Connect Spending With Finite Card Balance
In a world where card payments are the norm, understanding money as a finite resource can be tricky. Smart Cookies focuses on the cause-and-effect relationship between spending money and reduced funds.
Supporting Lessons
A Sprinkle Of Entrepreneurship
This book celebrates entrepreneurship. Frankie and Teddy purchase cookie ingredients, bake their cookies and sell them at their local market.
Foundational Concepts
Friendship & Community
Financial mindsets and literacy are essential life skills, but they gain real meaning when built on a foundation of healthy relationships. Smart Cookies weaves in the importance of friendship, generosity, and community at every step.
Why We Created Smart Cookies 🧐
Meet The Authors ✏️
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Abbey Melbourne
A Chartered Accountant and mother of two who is deeply passionate about building financial literacy amongst young children. She believes that equipping the next generation with essential financial knowledge is crucial for their future success and overall wellbeing.
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Barbara van der Merwe
Founder & Director of Mandy Money, Australia’s partner in youth financial education. An expert in areas of finance and education, she’s the driving force behind a range of award-winning publications and learning resources for young Aussies.
