BLOOM-A-BEAN™ FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERIES · THE FOUNDATIONAL STORY

The Original Bloom-a-Bean™ Story

Helping Children, Youth and Young Adults Build a Healthy Relationship with Money
By Janepher Otieno · The Bloom Umbrella Press

One can of beans. A lifetime of possibility.

Janepher wanted dinner. Her mother planted the beans for a future harvest. What grew became more than food: a lesson in patience, care and the potential hidden in small beginnings.

This origin story and conversation companion turns that childhood memory into a shared learning journey for ages 3–21. Start with the story that seeded the series, then choose the pathway that fits your learner.

• The original story and seven lessons.
• Five age-specific pathways: 3–5, 6–9, 10–13, 14–17 and 18–21.
• TULA Pause™ decision practice, illustrated activities and practical next steps.
• A Bean Circle guide for families, classrooms and community groups.

Essential needs come first. Practise waiting with optional wants, with respect for different circumstances. Younger learners explore with adult support; older learners consider habits, responsibility and purpose.

Schools, libraries, homeschool networks and community programs are invited to ask about copies, group learning and reproduction permissions. A personal copy does not include classroom copying rights.

Available in paperback and Kindle editions.

Paperback: 32 full-colour pages. Kindle: illustrated reflowable reading edition; use a separate notebook for responses. The Kindle edition is not a fillable workbook or a printable PDF.

Read or listen to the original story free →

Grow a conversation. Plant a possibility.