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My 7-year-old actually asked me to read this again the next night, which never happens. The lacrosse equipment vs. TV toy ad dilemma is something he totally got, and we talked about saving up for things afterward. Great little lesson without feeling preachy.

The money-saving dilemma in this story felt so real to my seven-year-old that he actually paused to think about his own allowance. It's an English-language resource, so I used it for our bedtime reading and the lacrosse gear detail gave us a nice opening to talk about wants versus needs. Short enoug

My nephew is in the same boat as Cody, saving up for gear, and this book nailed the internal tug-of-war between a tempting impulse buy and a bigger goal. The story's decision point sparked a real conversation with him about money, and the pacing kept him engaged to the very last page.