As more and more guests arrive, so do more and more gifts. But when her presents start to push her guests out of the house, Mali has to learn an important lesson about the things that matter most. Will she choose more presents or more family and friends? Read this delightful, beautiful book and find out!

The book doesn't end when the story's over! Adults, keep reading for interactive activities to extend the lesson.

Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche is America's favorite personal financial educator! A New York Times Bestseller (Get Good with Money), an NAACP Image Award Nominee, and the first Black woman to grace the cover of Money Magazine solo, Tiffany is a trailblazer in the personal finance space. Her monumental ‘Live Richer Movement’ has helped over one million women worldwide save, manage, and pay off hundreds of millions of dollars.

A former teacher for ten years, with a Master's degree in Education, Tiffany was instrumental in getting The Budgetnista Law (A1414) passed in January 2019, making financial education mandatory for all middle school students in the state of New Jersey.

Jaz McDaniel (@JazMcDaniel) is a freelance artist, animator, and art educator. ⁣Shortly after graduating college, he joined a small animation team that produced an animated holiday special that aired regionally in the United States. ⁣

⁣He later continued his journey as a freelance artist designing logos, developing animated shorts, and illustrating kids' books for various clients.⁣

Jaz not only illustrates, but he also animates!⁣

Rehana Lewis (@rehmainhome) is an interior designer and adjunct professor of architectural design by trade but will design anything she can get her hands on. She is the Creative Director for various brands, books, and projects.

Rehana lives in the historic neighborhood of Forest Hill in Newark, NJ, with her husband, daughter, bulldog Henri, and two cats Boots and Gordie.