Review of Mansa's Little Reminders

  

Mansa’s little Reminders is a book long overdue that highlights the life of an inner-city kid with big dreams but no direction, a strong and loving family with few resources. Mansa’s little Reminders introduces the fundamental strategies that can help bridge the financial literacy gap between the “haves” and the “have nots” in a way that is fun, relatable, and needed. Mansa’s little Reminders is the first of many fun-filled adventures of a young and curious boy named Mark and his wise furry companion, Mansa. 

Our journey begins on an unusually bright morning, with the sunshine piercing through Mark’s window, blinding him into reality. As he prepared himself for the hot summer day, he noticed a squirrel perched outside of his window. Mark did not know that Mansa had been watching him for a long time. You see, Mansa knew that Mark had the potential to change the path of his life, and he was going to do everything he could to give him the tools and encouragement needed to do so. Will Mansa be successful at helping to change the trajectory of Mark's life?

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**My thoughts**

Mark loves to daydream and doesn't yet understand much about money. Between his family and a little squirrel, he learns a lot.

His mother really does bring in a real world perspective of being frugal when you don't have a lot of money. Especially in our current climate, this is a reality that a lot of families are facing. She also works hard at teaching him about making a business plan with the lemonade stand he wants to start. Other family members end up contributing to his new store of knowledge. And he also reflects on some past conversations with people in his life. Plus there is a little squirrel named Mansa who drops a few nuggets (or should I say, acorns) of wisdom.

The book is definitely written with the inner city kid in mind and seems to reflect that culture. I admit that I cringed a little with a couple of passing moments, most notably his cousin riding in the car with no seat belt. But overall, I really liked the lessons being taught and the different way of doing so. We need more books like this for kids.

I received a requested review copy from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the authors:

A.D. Williams learned early on how powerful representation is in books. Ensuring that kids can see and feel success through the lens of characters that look and face many of the same challenges they do. When I was growing up no one talked about investing, wealth, business plans or how to acquire real wealth, said A.D. His underlying motivation is that this book will ignite discussions around finances in households across the world and be a seed that blossoms until wealth equity for our children. In addition to his writing, A.D. is a children hospital administrator, private investor, and entrepreneur.

Kendal Fordham grew up in a home brimming with financial literacy. Her father tried eagerly to engage all his children in economics, financial planning, and investing as children. Out of the three children, Kendal found it fascinating. Straight out of college, Kendal studied hard and became a fully licensed Financial Professional. A year later as a Dave Ramsey endorsed financial professional, she started her own business as a financial and investment advisor. It didn't take long for her to realize the value in her skillset, but after becoming a mother, Kendal saw how crucial it was to plant the seed of this knowledge into our youth. Kendal is the mother to 2 young children, a landlord, a multi business owner, a mentor, and now, an author.