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Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading List on Financial Literacy

The following books cover various money topics. The recommended grade level is meant only as a guideline. Books with the same age range can vary widely by length and level of difficulty.

Preschool  
Title Author
1 2 3 Slide Judith Moffatt
How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? Iza Trapani & Bob Merrill
Just Shopping with Mom Mercer Mayer
Max's Money Ken Wilson-Max
My Little Penny Book and Bank Betty Schwartz & Keiko Motoyama
Something Good Robert Munsch
   
Elementary School  
Title
Author
A Bargain for Frances Russell Hoban
A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams
A Day's Work Eve Bunting
A New Coat for Anna Harriet Ziefert
A Quarter from the Tooth Fairy Caren Holtzman
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Saturday Judith Viorst
Arthur Breaks the Bank Marc Brown
Arthur’s Funny Money Lillian Hoban
Chicken Sunday Patricia Polacco
Curious George Takes a Job H.A. Rey
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary
Erandi’s Braids Tomie dePaolo & Antonio Hernandez Madrigal
Fortunately Remy Charlip
Four Dollars and Fifty Cents Eric A. Kimmel
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E.L. Konigsburg
Glo Goes Shopping Cheryl Willis Hudson
Going to Town Laura Ingalls Wilder
How Much is That Guinea Pig in the Window? Joanne Rocklin
How Much? Visiting Markets around the World Ted Lewin
I Shop With My Daddy Grace Maccarone
Immigrant Kids Russell Freedman
Kermit the Hermit Bill Peet
Mama Panya’s Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya Mary & Rich Chamberlin
Matematicas y Dinero Susan Ring
Matilda the Moocher Diana Cain Bluthenthal
Max Malone Makes a Million Charlotte Herman
Money, Money, Honey Bunny! Marilyn Sadler
Money Sense for Kids Hollis Page Harman
My First Job Julia Allen
My Rows and Piles of Coins Tololwa M. Mollel
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
Once Upon a Dime Nancy Kelly Allen
One Fine Day Nonny Hogrogian
Pigs will be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money Amy Axelrod
Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock Sheila Bair & Barry Gott
Sam and the Lucky Money Karen Chinn
Sluggers’ Car Wash Stuart J. Murphy
Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner
The Berenstain Bears & Mama's New Job Jan & Stan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmes Jan & Stan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze Jan & Stan Berenstain
The Emperor's New Clothes Hans Christian Andersen
The Gift of the Magi O. Henry
The Go-Around Dollar Barbara Johnston Adams
The Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis
The Iroquois Craig A. & Kathleen Doherty
The Penny Pot Stuart J. Murphy
The Shoeshine Girl Clyde Robert Bulla
The Store that Mama Built Robert Lehrman
The Table Where Rich People Sit Byrd Baylor
The Trading Game Alfred Slote
Tight Times Barbara Shook Hazen
You Can’t Buy a Dinosaur with a Dime Tana Hoban
   
Middle School  
Title Author
Eyewitness Books: Money Joe Cribb
Fifty Money-Making Ideas for Kids Larry Burkett, L. Allen Burkett, & Lauree Burkett
From Seashells to Smart Cards Ernestine Giesecke
How to Make a Million Rowland Morgan
Make Four Million Dollar$ by Next Thursday Stephen Manes
Money, Money, Money: A Novel of the 87th Precinct Troy Spencer
Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars Paula Danziger
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor
The Kids' Money Book: Earning, Saving... Jamie Kyle McGillian
Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls
   
High School  
Title Author
A Room of My Own Ann Tatlock
Blue Willow Doris Gates
Bud Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
Cat Running Ziplha Snyder
Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story Jerry Stanley
FAQ about Budgeting and Money Management Matthew Monteverde
Her Father's Daughter Mollie Poupeney
Managing Money (Life Skills) Barbara Gottfried Hollander
No Promises in the Wind Irene Hunt
Nowhere to Call Home Cynthia DeFelice
Out of the Dust Karne Hesse
Rose's Journal: The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression Marissa Moss
Saving Grace Priscilla Cumming
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
The Kid's ROTH IRA Handbook: Securing Tax-Free... Tracy Foote
The Storyteller's Daughter Jean Thesman
The Summer of the Crow Eunice Bovine

 


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Office Of Debt Mgmt
The Office of Debt Management plays an important role in the operation of state government: it oversees the borrowing of funds to assure it is completed in an efficient manner.
    

SaveNOW
SaveNOW, a program offered by the State Treasurer through our linked deposit authority, offers a 3% bonus interest on savings accounts for Ohio citizens.
    

Smart Money Choices
A free personal financial-planning conference series for all Ohioans presented by State Treasurer Josh Mandel, and supported by a variety of statewide and regional partners.
    

Top-Bottom Review 2011
Review Outlines Steps to Improve Operations, Safeguard Investments, Leverage Technology, Increase Transparency and Modernize Banking Practices
    

e-Funds Transfer
Electronic Funds Transfers makes tax payments easy. Entities that have received a notice from the Ohio Department of Taxation can register for electronic payment via the website.
    

Veteran's Preference
Veteran’s Preference provides veterans with priority to be accepted into the GrowNOW and Ag-LINK linked-deposit programs.
    

GrowNOW
A partnership between eligible banks and the Ohio Treasury, enables small business owners to receive a 3% interest rate reduction on small business loans for two years with the opportunity for renewal
    

Renew & Rebuild Ohio
Small business owners, farmers and homeowners are eligible to receive financial assistance to rebuild and recover following an emergency.
    

Ag-LINK
A program for farms to receive an interest rate reduction on new or existing loans or lines of credit up to $150,000. Applications are accepted on an annual basis from January through March.
    

STAR Ohio
The State Treasury Asset Reserve (STAR) of Ohio, which allows government subdivisions – from municipalities to school districts – to invest funds in a highly-rated public investment pool.
    

CPIM
The Center for Public Investment Management (CPIM) provides continuing education to Ohio’s public funds managers and their oversight authorities.
    

CPIM Conference: Bowling
The CPIM (Center for Public Funds Managers) Academy allows public funds managers to increase their financial competencies in managing and safeguarding Ohio’s tax dollars.
    

CPIM Akron
The CPIM (Center for Public Funds Managers) Academy allows public funds managers to increase their financial competencies in managing and safeguarding Ohio’s tax dollars.
    

CPIM Dayton
The CPIM (Center for Public Funds Managers) Academy allows public funds managers to increase their financial competencies in managing and safeguarding Ohio’s tax dollars.
    

CPIM Columbus
The CPIM (Center for Public Funds Managers) Academy allows public funds managers to increase their financial competencies in managing and safeguarding Ohio’s tax dollars.
    

ECO-Link
A partnership between the State Treasurer and participating banks that provides a 3% interest rate reduction for 5 or 7 years on bank loans when completing energy-efficient upgrades to your home.
    

Teacher Academy
The Ohio Treasury's Teacher Academy is a highly successful two-day summer workshop offered in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Council on Economic Education.