Review/Giveaway: Three Cups

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Title: Three Cups
Author: Mark St. Germain
Genre: Children's book (ages 4-8)

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Entry deadline: May 25, 2010

Restrictions: Open internationally.

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Publisher: AuthorHouse
Physical Description: 25-page illustrated hardcover
List Price: $10.00
ISBN: 978-0979456305
For More Info/To Purchase:  http://www.3cupsbook.com/


Synopsis:

As new parents, my wife and I wanted to find a way to teach our children about money, so we agreed on using a weekly allowance to accomplish this. We thought it equally important to teach our children good values as related to money (saving, spending and charity) to help them develop positive habits early on that would last them the rest of their lives. This was when we came up with the idea of using three cups. We've tried to teach our children that it is not how much money you have that is important, it's how you use it. The three cups we have given them have led us on many wonderful adventures together and have brought our family a lot of joy. We hope you will experience the same joy, excitement and success using three cups with your children... and will share the Three Cups story with others.

- Tony Townsley, CPA

About This Author:

This endearing, true story of love, responsibility and charity is retold tenderly by Mark St. Germain whose stage, television and screenwriting credits include: Camping with Henry and Tom, Gifts of the Magi, The Cosby Show, and the critically acclaimed motion picture Duma.

What Mom Liked:

I love the concept of this book - it's a great introduction to children who are just learning how to manage their money/allowance.  Attractive and nicely written, it introduces allowances and saving/spending/charity in a way young children can understand, with all the little details that intrigue children.

And the concept of making a difference with your money is absolutely something I want to share with my daughter!  I love the charity cup.

There is also a nice short parent's guide at the back of the book with steps for implementing a Three Cups plan.

What Mom Didn't Like:

The sepia/brown graphics and illustrations, while very attractive from my point of view, didn't grab my daughter's attention.  Perhaps we need a girl's version - with pink princesses and ponies!

Other than that, I've got no negatives.  This is definitely a book we'll be using when we start with allowances. 


Thanks to Tony Townsley for the review copy of this book.  We won a second book through another blog giveaway, so we are giving this copy away!