If you’ve ever wanted a resource to help teach your elementary kids about the principles of liberty, the proper role of government, and the free market, then you’re in luck! The Tuttle Twins book series will help you teach your kids about economics in a super fun way.
What are the Tuttle Twins Books?
These kids books simplify complex ideas from economists, historians, and professors – and make it fun!
Created for kids in the ages 5-11 range, they are sturdy paperback books with a nice-sized font and engaging illustrations.
Twins Ethan and Emily have real-life adventures which teach your kids valuable economic lessons and consequences.
You can buy them all in a bundle deal on their site. You’ll get 11 books in all.
My six-year-old was able to read them by herself and loved them! My twelve-year-old also read them all and was excited to tell me all about what he had learned.
How Do They Teach Economics to Kids?
Connor Boyack takes complex ideas from books written for adult readers and distills them down into principles that your kids can understand. Because they’re written with a fun and relatable storyline, your kids will be drawn right into the action and learn economic principles too!
Here’s an example of the “real-life” books and the corresponding title from The Tuttle Twins series.
The Education Vacation is based off the best-selling book, The Underground History of American Education, by John Taylor Gatto. In this adventure, Emily & Ethan learn that “education works best when we have the freedom to discover our interests and develop our abilities, rather than being shaped into what somebody else wants.”
The Food Truck Fiasco is inspired by Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. The Tuttle Twins learn how government protectionism harms the economy and how one person can make a difference.
There are eleven total books in the series right now, taking their lessons from books such as The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, Competition & Entrepreneurship by Israel M. Kirzner, A Foreign Policy of Freedom by Ron Paul, The Law by Frederic Bastiat, and more!
There are even downloadable PDF workbooks available for you to extend the learning. Or, if you’d like a weekly economics lesson sent directly to your inbox, you can sign-up for the Free Market Rules curriculum. So you could conceivably make a year-long study out of this material.
Who’s the Author?
Connor Boyack is president of Libertas Institute, a free market think tank in Utah. He is the author of over a dozen books on politics, education, and culture, along with hundreds of columns and articles championing individual liberty. He is also president The Association for Teaching Kids Economics, a national non-profit helping K-8 students learn free market ideas.
You can hear my interview with Connor on episode #62 of the Homeschool with Moxie podcast.
We discuss The Tuttle Twins series along with the ideas in his book Passion-Driven Education.
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What About My Teenagers?
You’re in luck! Connor has also written three books for teens with a “choose your consequence” style.
The titles in the teen series are:
- The Tuttle Twins and the Hyperinflation Devastation
- The Tuttle Twins and the Little Pink House
- The Tuttle Twins and the Case of the Broken Window
And his newest books for teens is the Guidebook Combo Set. You’ll get three great books for pre-teens to teens, including:
- The Tuttle Twins Guide to Logical Fallacies
- The Tuttle Twins Guide to Inspiring Entrepreneurs
- The Tuttle Twins Guide to Courageous Heroes
I hope you’ll check out The Tuttle Twins books! You won’t regret it.
