Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors--with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas's glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success.
In southern Africa, there is a belief called ubuntu―the idea that we are all connected. No matter where we’re from or who we are, a person is a person through their connections to other people. We may be different, but our hearts beat the same. Ubuntu can also be applied in the financial context, as a way of doing business that is ethical, sustainable, and inclusive. Ubuntu can help people who work with money and other things. Ubuntu can teach them to be good, careful, and friendly to everyone. Ubuntu can also make them think differently from other people who only care about making more money and being better than others. Ubuntu can help them work together and share with others, so that everyone can be happy and healthy.
Princess Persephone wants her friends to come along on the summer vacation of her dreams, but they can't afford tickets. No problem! She can just tell Ganymede’s Money Wizards to print more bills. Though a wizard explains that doing so could lead to price hikes, Persephone insists. Then her royal subjects go on a spending spree, creating a shortage of the tickets her friends need for their trip. What’s a princess to do?
This beautiful tale is about how failure has so much to offer--lessons that help us learn, grow, and discover all the amazing things we can do. This book is as much for parents as it is for children. This book can help us to find the right words to use with our children especially in the journey which starts with failure. "WHEN WE MAKE IT SAFE TO FAIL, WE MAKE IT SAFE TO SUCCEED."
