Meet Little Daymond and his enterprising friends! When Daymond hatches an idea for a small business to make money to buy a music poster he wants, the whole crew comes together and figures out their unique strengths so they can each get exactly what they want—and even have some change to spare.
Bestselling author and Shark Tank star Daymond John uses this fun story to ignite kids’ early interest in how money works–including the concepts of saving, spending, budgeting, and borrowing–to develop a basic foundation of financial literacy that sets children up for success in the future.
Author
Daymond John
Daymond John was born with a passion for entrepreneurship and has always been interested in financial literacy. Little Daymond’s Big Money Goal is based on Daymond’s real-life story growing up in Queens, New York, and learning from his hardworking mother. He knows how crucial an understanding of money is to achieving success and financial freedom. As a business leader and a dad, he wrote both Little Daymond’s Big Money Goal and Little Daymond Learns to Earn to help families and educators start these money discussions at a younger age, and is hoping to help empower future generations to put their money to work for them.Daymond is the CEO and founder of FUBU, the global lifestyle brand created to represent overlooked communities. He is also a star on ABC’s four-time Emmy Award-winning TV show Shark Tank, helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Daymond served under President Barack Obama as Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and works with philanthropic organizations to educate and empower future generations, including My Brother’s Keeper, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and the NAACP. Daymond is a New York Times bestselling author. Of all his accomplishments, Daymond is most proud of his role as dad to his daughters.
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Nicole Miles
Nicole Miles is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist, illustrator hand-letterer, and designer whose clients include the New York Times, Buzzfeed, Bust Magazine, and Bitch Magazine. She is the illustrator of several books, including I Want My Book Back by Viviane Elbee, Alley and Rex by Joel Ross, and The Anti-Racist Kid by Tiffany Jewel. Originally from the Bahamas, Nicole currently resides in West Yorkshire with her pet snake and human boyfriend.
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