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April is CU Youth Month!

Published: March 20, 2019

April is CU Youth Month!

April is National Credit Union Youth Month. A month that brings special attention to the importance financial education plays in helping children become financially healthy adults. The sooner you proactively educate children about how to manage their money, the more likely they’ll become financially savvy adults. 

Financial education from your credit union can be instrumental in helping children become financially healthy adults. To prepare for the month we’ve put together a list of books recommended for introducing and teaching children about money. By engaging children, we can set them on the path to financial education, understanding and security. Check out our list below.

To commemorate this special month USSFCU will be donating copies of these books to children and schools throughout the DC metro area. 

  • Money, Money, Honey Bunny! by Marilyn Sadler, Roger Bollen
  • Bunny Money Max and Ruby by Rosemary Wells
  • A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Books) by Vera B Williams
  • Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins, G. Brian Karas
  • Little Critter: Just Saving My Money (My First I Can Read) by Mercer Mayer
  • The Kids' Money Book: Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing, Donating by Jamie Kyle McGillian
  • The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense by Stan & Jan Berenstain
  • Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
  • When Times are Tough by Yanitzia Canetti
  • Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
  • The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
  • The Not-So-Great Depression by Amy Goldman Koss
  • A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition by Vera B Williams
  • One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: by Bonnie
  • Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
  • The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens by David Gardner & Tom Gardner
  • Little Critter: Just Saving My Money by Mercer Mayer
  • How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest! by James McKenna, Jeannine Glista

Any opinions, analyses, reviews or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by USSFCU or any of these entities.?

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