BOOKS BY IGNACIO ALDAMA

Growing begins
with a good
conversation.

About saving. About how we feel. About how we talk to each other. Books to discover the world and grow together as a family.

Find your next read

Read, ask and think together.

A library for growing together

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Stories that spark questions.
Words that stay with us.

What shall we talk about today?Saving Family Fears Growing through play

THE LIBRARY

A book for every conversation.

Start with a question.
Discover the rest together.

01

Understanding saving

A conversation that grows with them.

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FIRST QUESTIONS · AGES 5–12

A book to read and learn together

Dad, tell me
what money is

Why don't we pay for bread with toys? Is needing the same as wanting? Nico and Nora discover the value of saving through everyday situations.

Needs and wants
Saving
Decisions

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TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE · TEENS

A book for reading, asking and understanding

Dad, tell me
how money works

The questions grow: salaries, taxes, mortgages and retirement. A journey through the financial decisions that come with adult life.

Salaries
Mortgages
Retirement

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02 · COMMUNICATING BETTER

In our
family we say…

21 phrases to express ourselves better without getting angry · For parents

A book to help us communicate better

Everyday words help build a family. Simple phrases to respond to wishes, put feelings into words and find moments of connection.

“Let's share
the rose and the thorn”

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03 · SUPPORTING EMOTIONS

Calm your fears

FIRST FEARS · AGES 7–14

Helping make their fears more manageable

A book to open up a conversation about children's fears and support them with warmth.

Shall we talk
about what's worrying you?

Original edition Comic edition

Creciendo Contigo

Learning through colouring

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Dragons
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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The elementals
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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Capybaras
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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Red pandas
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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Axolotls
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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Unicorns
never give up

Learning through colouring · AGES 3–9

Learning while having fun

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MUSIC AND
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A LITTLE RITUAL

Ten minutes.
One page.
One question.

1

Read together

Choose a page that connects with something that happened today.

2

Listen first

“What do you think?” can be the best place to start.

3

Bring it into your day

A purchase, a wish, a fear or a happy memory.

Ignacio Aldama, author

Ignacio Aldama

BEHIND THE BOOKS

Hi, I'm Ignacio.

Father of three daughters, passionate about education, a technology communicator and an amateur writer.

I mainly write about topics I believe can help our children and help us become better parents.

There are always questions, and we never have all the answers for these little people.

As a father, I keep coming back to questions like:

Could I explain this better?
How can I help her feel less afraid and more confident?
Could I do better?

I hope you find something helpful in these books.

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