Braving Our Savings: Holland and London Learn to Invest! is a children’s book about investing, written for kids of all socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds.
When Holland asks if she can get her ears pierced, she decides to use the money in her savings account to pay for it. But she’s disappointed when she sees the balance. How will she earn the rest of the money she needs?
Thankfully, her mom comes to the rescue: she’ll teach Holland how to grow her money by investing!
Children who join Holland and her younger sister, London, on their adventure will learn about the basics of investing, especially in stocks, and increase their financial vocabulary. And who knows? Maybe the adults reading this book will learn a thing or two as well!
Financial literacy and learning to invest are two keys to economic freedom. With Braving Our Savings, you can give the children in your life a gift that is truly a worthy investment.
The Team Behind the Book
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Author
Why did I write Braving Our Savings and why do kids need to read it?
The power of capital to affect change is tremendous, and careers in investing offer many wonderful opportunities. However, less than 2 percent of the world’s capital is managed by women and people of color. It’s never too early to inspire young people of all backgrounds to invest. This book is an introduction to some of the fundamental concepts of investing. Join me in teaching kids about this subject—and beginning to set right the imbalances of power in the investment industry and beyond.
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Illustrator
Sawyer Cloud is an artist based in Madagascar, her birth country. She's a passionate illustrator specializing in children’s books who began her career as a first-grade teacher. Sawyer has worked on more than 30 books published around the world and has collaborated with most of the major traditional publishers in children’s literature including Penguin, Random House, MacMillan, Sourcebooks, Quarto and Harper Collins, among others. Sawyer has won several awards for her work, including “Best Historical Book 2022” by Black Kidlit Awards for The Juneteenth Story and “Outstanding Book Award” by National Association for Black Journalists for A Family Looks Like Love. Sawyer lives with her family and dreams of traveling around the world.
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Editorial Director, Frederick Douglass Books, an imprint of Forefront Books
Kia’s high-energy, patient, inclusive, and authentic approach allows her to educate novice authors on bringing their best books to the market. Her perseverance drives her commitment to creativity and authenticity in amplifying the stories of brown and black authors. Kia has helped authors with stories and platforms that promote, advocate, and innovate social and economic bridges to foster positive, impactful, transformative, and influential messages across a diverse audience of readers. At the core of what sets Kia apart is her unwavering commitment to supporting, educating, elevating, and advocating for brown and black authors. She strives to use her position to promote diverse voices and break the status quo of the publishing world. Kia has served in progressive leadership roles across notable companies, including, The Bank of New York, Save the Children Federation, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson. During her tenure, she led teams to develop and edit Standard Operating Procedures and Workflow guidelines used to enhance processes and create standardization in reporting to be leveraged by her department and senior leadership for decision making, identifying tax advantages and opportunities for tax savings through mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She holds a B.S. in Accounting with a Specialization in Taxation. Kia has effectively built high-performing teams and led organizational changes that influenced increased diversity and inclusion initiatives. Her leadership passion was centered around identifying and acquiring diverse talent and building a pipeline of subject matter experts growing through the ranks. Kia enjoys learning gardening and landscaping with her husband and daughter in her spare time. She enjoys long walks on trails in New York’s Hudson Valley with her family and their Weimaraner. Kia also volunteers with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and serves as a Deacon in her church.