SPEND IT! - A YOUNG BUNNY LEARNS TO MAKE choices when spending his allowance

Oct 13, 2026

A parenting reading guide accompanies the children’s story “SPEND IT!” by Cinders McLeod, featuring Sonny the bunny and his allowance jar of carrots. It provides instructions for shared reading, vocabulary prompts about “spend” and “allowance,” and questions about Bunnyland’s carrot money. After the story, it suggests discussion prompts and hands-on activities like shopping games, comparing prices, counting carrots, and role-playing stores to build money skills through playful learning.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

STARTING UP

Reading the story

AFTER THE STORY

Learning on the Go

SPENCinders MCleod SPEND IT! by Cinders McLeod A YOUNG BUNNY LEARNS TO MAKEchoices when spending his allowance. For the first reading,curl up with your child and readthe book together.Enjoy.For the next readings,hereare some ideas for activities to do with your child.Don't try to do everything each time you read it.Andmost of all,have fun and enjoy sharing the story withyour child. # STARTING UP ·Show your child that the word Spend in the titlematches the word on the jar the bunny is holding.Ask your child why carrots might be in a“spend”jar. ·Explain the word allowuance if your child doesn'tknow it.Discuss how people of all ages can collectand save money. READING THE STORY ·In Bunnyland,they use carrots to buy things.Whatdo you think mice might use as money?What dowe use? ·With your child,count the carrots on the pagesdescribing the costs of the rocket and the pogo stick. ·Count the one hundred carrots needed for thebouncy castle together. # AFTER THE STORY ·Ask your child questions about the story. ·What did Sonny choose to buy with his money?Was he happy about his choice? ·Which of the other items could he have gottenwith his three carrots? ·What would you like to save up for? ·Learning on the Go: ·Go shopping with your child.Look at price tagsand compare items. ·Play a game of store at home,using real or pretendbills or coins to buy things from each other. ·When serving carrots at mealtime,pretend they'repart ofBunny's allowance and count them. ⑨Nancy Paulsen Books Nancy Paulsen Booksan imprint of Penguin Random House LLCVisit us at penguinrandomhouse.com Copyright e2019 by Cinders McLeod. Penguin supports copyright.Copyright fuels creativity,encourages diverse voices,promotes free speech,and creates a vibrant culture.Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying withcopyright laws by not reproducing,scanning,or distributing any part of it in any form without permission.You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. Nancy Paulsen Books is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request. Manufactured in China by RR Donnelley Asia Printing Solutions Ltd.ISBN 9780399544460SpecialMarkets ISBN 9780593111727 Notfor Resale 13579108642 Design by Marikka Tamura.Text hand-lettered by Cinders McLeod.The illustrations were drawn with HB pencil on Mylar filmand then digitally colored. This Imagination Library edition is published by Penguin Young Readers,a divisionof Penguin Random House,exclusively for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library,a not-for-profit program designed to inspire a love of reading and learning,sponsoredin part by The Dollywood Foundation.Penguin's trade editions of this work areavailable wherever books are sold. This is Sonny This is Sonnyss d this is Sonny'sallowance jar This is where←←he keeposhis carrots. car ot are money m Bunylan2 Every Saturay Sonny gets 3carrots for his allowance. 2018 Sonny LOvEsSaturdays I want to buy EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING! hen I see a toy rocket I want to BUuit! When I see a Pogo sgo stickwanttoBUYit!

FAQs

What activities can parents do during the first reading of SPEND IT!?

Point out how the word “Spend” in the title matches the jar. Discuss the “spend” jar and explain “allowance” if needed, including how people save money across ages.

How does Bunnyland use money in the story?

In Bunnyland, carrots are used to buy things. The guide asks what mice might use and what people use in everyday life.

What suggestions are given for after reading?

Parents should ask comprehension questions about Sonny’s purchases and feelings, which other items he could have gotten, and what the child would like to save up for. It also suggests shopping games, comparing price tags, and counting carrots during mealtime.

Oct 13, 2026

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