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Lucky the Golden Goose

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John Wrenn integrates his knowledge of investment, his artistic gifts, and his love for children in this creative book that is certain to make learning fun. The story-line is a fun and memorable one that emphasizes the importance of saving and preparing for the future, a theme often ignored in our "instant gratification" society. The illustrations are stimulating and complement the story well. The book also serves as an important reminder to adults of the need to live financially responsible lives, that good examples would be set for future generations. Very highly recommended!

If you're looking for an entertaining book that will hold a small child's interest while teaching valuable lessons, this is the book!

Colorful, entertaining, and a wonderful lesson for young children. I wish I had owned this book when my child was younger. The illustrations are delightful, colorful, and should hold the interest of the youngest readers.

What I especially appreciated was the simple lesson about the value of saving and investing in a story line that young children will relate to. And the choice of Lucky for the goose's name is a lesson in itself.

I highly recommend this book for ages 0 - 8. It's colorful enough to read to the youngest child and entertaining enough to appeal to young readers. The lesson is one that can benefit a child (or adult!) for a lifetime.

This book is an excellent investment in a child's future.

Just look at the cover and it makes you want to pick it up! The book is beautifully illustrated and alive with color.

John created a great story for us to read to kids. The book is fun and entertaining but sends a valuable message to kids about saving for the future. Don't we all wish we were given this message at a younger age.

Kids will love it, as well as you!

This is a very fun book for young children and teaches the basic concept of saving and investing. Lucky is a very likeable character and will appeal to many kids.

My grandson, Soren, especially loves this book. The artwork is very original and lots of fun! The animals on Farmer Fred's farm have personality that will charm small children. The idea of saving for the future is a good lesson for all children and adults.

Finally a book that is fun and well illustrated, with a creative twist to teach kids the value of saving for the future. It promises to be any kids favorite.

John Wrenn beautifully illustrates the important lesson of saving and investing. Lucky quickly learns that planting his pumpkin seeds, along with a little waiting, will eventually bring him a great profit. Ignoring the urge to spend and realizing the significance of investing is a lesson we all should take to heart. With wonderful text and bright illustrations, Lucky The Golden Goose is destined to become a beloved children's book. Your child will love the story at a young age and begin to understand and apply it's principal as he or she grows. My husband is a stockbroker and I am a pre-school teacher. I do not know which one of us loves this book more. It is a book we both highly recommend.

Lucky the Golden Goose will not only teach small children, but also young parents the importance of saving and investing regularly and early in life to gain the value of time through compound interest. Lucky the Golden Goose is colorful with large graphics that will entertain children while their parents read (and verly likely, learn themselves) the simple, but often missed message, that time IS money, if you will just set some money aside on a regular basis! Lucky, Farmer Fred and the other barnyard animals will bring far more to any childs' future than any story book, toy or ten dollar bill in a greeting card could begin to give! You won't be disappointed! I wouldn't be surprised to see Rosie discussing this on her talk show!

I love economics and business. There needs to be more books like this.

When I found this book for my kid, it became an instant hit with me.

I love how it rymes and the pictures are kind of funny looking, but great.

It teaches one of the greatest lessons, the power to save.

I love how the Goose goes from a worker to owning the farm.

It's the entrepreneurial way, unless you want to work hard and have nothing to show for it in the end.

I'd also recommend "Money Mama & The Three Little Pigs" by Lori Mackey and for older kids and adults I'd recommend a classic the "Richest Man in Babylon" by George Clason.

I also liked, "My Dad's Job" by Peter Glassman.

This book is a thinly disguised attempt to convince children (indoctrinate them is more fair to say) that their pay is also "theirs." Reaganomics and trickle-down economics is being sold through this children's story.

The fact of the matter is, money is PRINTED by the government, and it's the property of the government...whatever you don't pay in taxes, you're allowed to keep. The valuable services that government provides don't grow on trees--they're paid for by the efforts of the American worker who should be thinking about the greater good of the farm in the story, not how to escape the responsibility of being a worker.

I'd recommend reading Animal Farm by Orwell to your children instead of this Reaganesque book--THAT book clearly shows the responsibility of all workers to the common good, and the need for submission to the government and its leaders for the benefit of EVERYONE in the community, not just the people who want to work hard and leave everyone else behind.