Reach for the Stars

Introduce basic financial concepts while empowering kids to think BIG!

by Michele Cho-Dorado
illustrated by Kaori Hamura-Long

Are you looking for a FUN way to expose your children to basic financial concepts? How about encouraging them to BE BOLD and to THINK BIG! If so, then look no further.

Follow Mimi on her journey as she tries to find a way to purchase something she desperately wants. How can a kid with no money afford such a commodity? She hatches a plan and turns a simple idea into a successful business!

Introduce your young children to basic financial words like EARNING, SAVING, GIVING, INVESTING. Teach them to share their ideas and build confidence by joining Mimi as she becomes an entrepreneur, taking initiative to grow her business and manage her money. In the process, she also learns the importance and the joy of giving.

Introduce basic financial concepts early through this easy and light hearted story, while empowering kids to make big goals and to take action!

Paperback | 36 pages | Bright Futures EDG | 2023

Michele Cho-Dorado is a physician, wife, and mother. Reach For The Stars was written out of a desire to introduce her own kids to the basics of financial literacy, lessons that she didn’t learn until much later in life. As a parent, she believes that teaching good financial habits should start early. Her goal is to help raise a younger generation of more financially savvy children. She also wants to empower kids to be bold with their ideas and to think BIG!