{"id":49073,"date":"2025-03-20T11:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=49073"},"modified":"2025-03-20T13:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:03:44","slug":"li-little-economists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/li-little-economists\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum\u2019s Books Show It\u2019s Never Too Early to Teach Kids about Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">In the &#8216;Little Economists&#8217; series, Kelly Li \u201907 offers child-friendly lessons on topics from stocks to credit cards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-940dc0d15793e674a9ba398b7526eb84\"><em>\u201cBear Hugs\u201d celebrates heartwarming stories of Cornellians on the Hill and around the world. Have an idea? Email us at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;c&#x6f;rn&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#105;a&#110;s&#x40;&#x63;&#111;&#114;&#110;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#117;\">c&#x6f;r&#x6e;e&#x6c;&#108;&#x69;&#x61;&#x6e;&#115;&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;d&#x75;<\/a>!<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Hank the Hamster, Ava the Dog, and Charlie the Bunny could be cute characters from just about any children\u2019s book. But these critters have a serious mission: teaching kids about financial literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineering alum Kelly Li \u201907 created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.econforkids.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Economists<\/a> book series to give families and educators an engaging way to help children ages 4\u20138 understand basic monetary concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are seven books in the series, with more on the way. Most are titled with a question, like <em>What Is a Credit<\/em> <em>Card?,<\/em> <em>What Is a Stock?, <\/em>and <em>What Is Inflation?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Li smiles outdoors in front of a wooden fence wearing a plaid shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-49082 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A-1230x1536.jpg 1230w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/profile_1-A.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says Li: \u201cLearning about finances and the economy shouldn\u2019t feel like a task\u2014if we can make it as fun as reading about puppies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now based in the Bay Area, the former computer science major previously worked at a quantitative trading firm in NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Learning about finances and the economy shouldn\u2019t feel like a task\u2014if we can make it as fun as reading about puppies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">She was inspired to write the debut entry in the series, <em>What Is Money?,<\/em> after having her first child in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Looking for books that explain financial topics to kids, she failed to find any on the market and decided to make her own\u2014creating both the text and illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(For the series, she spells her last name as \u201cLee.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"506\" data-id=\"49076\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-1-Cover-A.jpg\" alt=\"The front cover of What Is Money featuring Charlie the Bunny putting money into a piggy bank.\" class=\"wp-image-49076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-1-Cover-A.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-1-Cover-A-296x300.jpg 296w, 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src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A.jpg\" alt=\"The front cover of What Is a Credit Card featuring an illustration of Ava the Dog looking at a credit card and an arrow pointing to different groceries including yogurt, peanut butter, and broccoli.\" class=\"wp-image-49078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A-316x320.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A-400x406.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A-200x203.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Book-2-Cover-A-100x101.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each book follows the furry characters on an adventure, where they learn the importance of a different financial topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>What Is Supply and Demand?,<\/em> for example, Hank and Ava want a frozen treat on a hot summer day, so they go to Charlie\u2019s bakery for ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On arrival, they\u2019re disappointed to find that\u2014thanks to the economics concept of the title\u2014the line is long and the offerings are pricey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>Each book follows the furry characters on an adventure, where they learn the importance of a different financial topic.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But on a return trip in the winter, they find an empty shop and the ice cream discounted by 50%\u2014so they help Charlie create a warm marshmallow dessert to attract customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParents tell me that after their kids read the books, they start to be more conscious of numbers and how much things cost,\u201d Li says, \u201clike asking about prices at the grocery store.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/graduation_3-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Li at graduation in her cap and gown.\" class=\"wp-image-49081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/graduation_3-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/graduation_3-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snapping a selfie at Commencement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The books are available on the Little Economists website and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/author\/B08SKNSYM4?ingress=0&amp;visitId=cb930cf3-2d36-4af5-929b-f3dded8a889b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Amazon<\/a> (in paperback, in hardcover, and on Kindle). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Li, the series is used in numerous elementary schools in the U.S. and in Korea, where it\u2019s a resource for teaching English as well as finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, she says, an overseas publisher has acquired the rights to translate the series into Traditional Chinese for distribution in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Li's son smiles and holds the Little Economist Volume 1 book series in front of her table at a book fair.\" class=\"wp-image-49080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-800x450.jpg 800w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/bookfair_2-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Li&#8217;s son displays a five-book collection at a school event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the books continue to grow their youth audience, Li has been surprised to see that they also have grown-up fans: she regularly gets comments on her social media from adults who\u2019ve found them illuminating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought they\u2019d be bored, because the books are for kids\u2014but people tell me they get a lot out of them,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve gotten comments like, \u2018I didn\u2019t know that a minimum credit card payment means I\u2019m still getting charged interest.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(All images provided.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Published March 20, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the &#8216;Little Economists&#8217; series, Kelly Li \u201907 offers child-friendly lessons on topics from stocks to credit 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