Shelley Gill

This book is an excellent and exciting way for children to practice their math skills in a real life application by thinking about what you can buy for $1. Being told as a rhyming story takes the pressures of solving math away as you are enchanted with the rhymes. The little girl is exited to spend her allowance at the store but when given too many choices and ways she can split her dollar to buy more or less items, she gets overwhelmed and decides it is best to keep her dollar. I think this book is appealing to young children because the items the girl is considering buying are all items that young children would want, such as candy and fish. As a bonus the book even has a page full of coin slots to help you save your money!… (meer)

The little girl in the story is given a dollar for allowance and heads to the store to see what she could buy. The options seem to be endless as there are so many ways to make a dollar. She gets overwhelmed and pockets her dollar for a rainy day. This book is an engaging narrative to get students familiar with money, specifically the different ways to make a dollar. This presentation of the concept of money is easy for kids to understand because it deals with things they are familiar with, allowing them to make connections. One critique I have is that the prices in the story aren't as realistic anymore, which may make it harder for students to connect with the book.… (meer)