That's just nuts — Foord's latest children's book

Investing isn’t always about numbers, graphs, markets and economics. At Foord it’s also about acorns, squirrels, woodpeckers, tortoises and now monkeys. Author and Foord communications manager, CHRISTINA CASTLE, gives us a sneak peek into the pages of our latest and timely children’s book about saving and investing, That’s just nuts.

Six years ago, we embarked on a financial literacy journey with our book More than enough — a little book with a big message. In the book, Anele the squirrel learns the importance of growing acorns for today and for the years and years and years to come. This was followed by Little by little a few years later — where Anele and her best friend Mpumi the woodpecker get a lesson in time and patience. Two hundred thousand copies of these books have found their way into communities, schools, libraries, learning centres and, most importantly, homes across South Africa. And all for free.

This year we proudly share our third book, That’s just nuts and introduce a new character, cheeky Simon, who has a crazy seed. There is speculation that this seed will grow fast and deliver a quick bounty. But Anele and Mpumi are not so sure — they know how long it takes acorns to grow into oak trees. To them, Simon’s seed just sounds a bit nuts.

Beautifully illustrated by Carla Kreuser, this book is full of drama, sparkle, shock and surprise. A little like the markets we work in every day, but far more entertaining. A timely and timeless addition to your bookshelf, this new story will help make sense of talk of bubbles, bullion and other speculative excesses that sometimes sound a bit too good to be true. 

A wonderful read for all ages — but particularly four-to-seven-year-olds — we encourage you to read this series to the children in your lives. Available online at www.foord.co.za or in hard copy from our office in Cape Town.

But for now, listen and read along right here. Enjoy.