<p><b>Eric Braun </b>is a children's author and editor who has written dozens of books on many topics, including <i>Make a Friend, Be a Friend </i>and <i>Be Yourself, Like Yourself </i>for the Little Laugh & Learn® series and <i>How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes </i>and <i>How to Take the GROAN Out of Grown-Ups </i>for the Laugh & Learn® series. His books have won awards and honors including the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, a Foreword Book of the Year Gold Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and many others. One of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. A McKnight Artist Fellow and an Aspen Summer Words scholar for his fiction, Eric earned an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. He lives in Minneapolis.</p><br><p>Sandy Donovan has written nonfiction books for kids and young adults on topics including economics, history, science, and pop stars.</p><p>She has worked as a journalist, a workforce policy analyst, and a website developer. She currently works for the U.S. Department of Labor, developing online tools to help people of all ages meet their career, education, and employment goals.</p><p>She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in labor and public policy.</p><p>She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two sons.</p><br>
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“A superb, reader-friendly resource for young people, ideal for children’s library collections. <i>The Survival Guide for Money Smarts</i> is a guide created especially to be accessible to teenagers and young adults, but doesn’t talk down to the reader or gloss over tough issues. Chapters address how to make a budget plan; tips for being a smart and mindful consumer; the basics of saving accounts, checking accounts, prepaid cards, and credit cards; investments; and more.”