Books in Books to Help Children series

Ages 7 and underWith children having no shortage of spending options it is essential to train them in how to handle money before they succumb to spending beyond their means and falling into debt. Proverbs 22:6 instructs that a child should be trained “in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” By the time children leave university many will have accumulated debt which may not be repaid until they are in their 40s. The next verse in Proverbs (22:7) tells us that the borrower is slave to the lender. Teaching your children about how to handle money is a number one priority. Make sure your children don’t get into the debt-trap.Teach your children what the Bible says about moneyGive, Save, Spend is a Bible-based study-story that introduces children to what the Bible has to say about how we handle our money. There are over 2,300 verses in the Bible about money while 15 per cent of Jesus’ recorded words are about money and possessions.For use in the home, Children’s Church and Christian SchoolsGive, Save, Spend teaches God’s way of handling money. Discover these truths as Alfie, Amy, Jack and Lebo try to save enough money to buy a puppy. As they find out how to earn, save, give and spend money they also learn some important things about God. The book includes illustrations, simple Bible stories, hands-on-activities and a prayer record. It can be used on its own or together with the Teacher’s Guide.Your Money Counts is an interdenominational and international ministry that trains people to apply biblical financial principles to their lives.

These bright, compact hardcovers introduce young readers and their parents to six visual building blocks--Lines, Shapes, Colors, People, Places and Stories--via an assortment of the great masterpieces of twentieth century art. Author Philip Yenawine, the longtime Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art, is currently co-director of Visual Understanding in Education, a developmentally based education research organization. He has also been affiliated with education programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. In Shapes Yenawine asks questions like, "Can you find buildings? And roofs?" while looking at a Picasso study. Other Shapes artists include Seurat, Gauguin, Malevich, Mondrian, Arp, Klee, Smith and Dali. Colors looks at Monet, de Kooning, Kandinsky, Albers, Stella and Johns, among others. Places includes 21 artworks by artists such as Hopper, Munch, Klimt, and Bonnard, while People highlights works by Balthus, Degas, Freud, Cezanne, Neel and Rivera. Lines features 16 works by van Gogh, Matisse, Pollock, Morandi, O'Keeffe and others. And Stories includes Chagall, Wyeth, Lichtenstein, Dubuffet, Shahn, Moore and Magritte. Each volume comes with an illustrated summary of artworks.

Ages 8-12Teach your children what the Bible has to say about moneyThis parent/teacher’s guide is a companion resource to the children’s study-story The Secret. With our materialistic society partly based on unsecured debt children grow up with the world’s ‘attractions’ ever present. In the age of ‘have it now’ and pay for it later children need now more than ever before to be trained in how to use money. Crown Financial Ministries studies are based on what the Bible has to say about how we handle our money and possessions.Designed for 8 to 12 year olds The Secret features the adventures of Nathan, Rosie, Luke and Bethany as they try to save enough money for an action holiday in the Welsh mountains. As they find out how to earn, save, give and spend money they also learn some important things about God. This parent/teacher’s guide includes discussion questions, quizzes and puzzles and a teaching plan for each lesson.The books are based on those written by Howard and Bev Dayton, the co-founders of Crown Financial Ministries, a ministry that has taught biblical financial principles to tens of millions. This book has been adapted by our UK team.Your Money Counts is an interdenominational and international ministry that trains people to apply biblical financial principles to their lives.

Ages 8-12Proverbs 22:6 instructs that a child should be trained “in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” The next verse in Proverbs (22:7) tells us that the borrower is slave to the lender. Teaching your children about how to handle money is a number one priority. Make sure your children don’t get into the debt-trap.For use in the home, Children’s Church and Christian SchoolsChildren: This book teaches you what the Bible has to say about how to manage money God’s way. Follow the story of Nathan, Rosie, Luke and Bethany as they try to save enough money to go on a school trip to the Welsh mountains. Go with them as they learn to earn, give, save and spend money, and discover some important things about the Bible and God’s ways with money and possessions. There are more than 2300 verses in the Bible on this topic and 15 per cent of Jesus’ recorded words are about money and possessions.Along the journey you will also find out about some Bible characters such as David and Goliath, Elisha and the widow and oil, King Solomon, Daniel, Nehemiah and Joseph.Teach your children what the Bible has to say about moneyOnce they have learned to follow what God wants us to know they will be able to pray and apply these principles. He wants us to follow His principles and pray for wisdom concerning every area of our lives: money, character, career, marriage, ministry and everything else. Making Jesus relevant in finances is one great step to making Him Lord of our lives. The book can be used on its own or together with the Teacher’s Guide which includes additional discussion questions, activities, worksheets and a teaching plan for each lesson.Your Money Counts is an interdenominational ministry that trains people to apply biblical financial principles to their lives.