Clickety-Clack! The King Who Printed Money

A rhyming picture book that introduces kids to inflation in a way they can understand.

In the village of Crumble, one shiny gold coin buys a warm loaf of bread. Then King Barnaby Bright builds a machine that prints all the coins he wants. Clickety-clack! Soon there's money on every rooftop... but the baker can still only bake twenty loaves a day. Everyone has more coins, so everyone offers more for the same bread, until a single loaf costs a whole bucket of coins!

With help from Tilly, a clever young baker, children discover one big idea: printing more money doesn't bake more bread. When there are more coins but not more things to buy, each coin is worth less. That's inflation, explained with bread, coins and a very silly king.

Inside this book:

• A bouncy rhyme that's fun to read aloud together
• Warm watercolor-style illustrations full of details to find
• A simple, kid-sized explanation of why prices go up
• A gentle first look at earning, saving, and why money that keeps its value matters
• An introduction to Bitcoin as money no one can print more of
• Bonus pages: Can You Spot It?, Draw Your Own King, Let's Talk About It, Words to Know, and a note For Grown-Ups

Perfect for ages 4-6, bedtime reading, and families who want to start simple, honest conversations about money.