Books & tools for growing families

Money isn't the only kind of wealth.

We teach and model every kind—for kids, families, and classrooms. Creative, joyful tools that help children grow rich in the things that last a lifetime.

Our why

Every child is wealthy in more ways than one.

Money is only one kind of wealth—and it's rarely the kind that shapes a life most. At Whole-Wealth Kids, we make creative books and tools that help families grow all six kinds, from a child's very first letters to the everyday rhythms of home.

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Emotional

Feeling deeply and safely: naming emotions, keeping ourselves and others safe, practicing vulnerability, and learning to set and honor boundaries—our own and others'.

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Physical

Stewarding the body we're given—and the things we're given—as vital resources: caring for them as well as our circumstances allow, without becoming anxious about it. Money alone isn't wealth; balance is.

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Mental

The patience and diligence to keep learning: building whatever skill or knowledge comes next, one honest effort at a time.

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Social

Living in reciprocity and belonging: keeping our word, working alongside others, and knowing that relationships and community are among our greatest resources—that we're made for joy together, not alone.

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Financial

Being wise but practical with money and resources: doing our best while understanding that value shifts, and that a dollar today isn't a dollar tomorrow.

Spiritual

Faith, values, and care for the world and the people we all share it with.

We teach and model every kind of wealth—for kids, families, and classrooms.

Lily's Learning Letters: A Mnemonic Alphabet by Ashley T. Whitesides
Now available

Lily's Learning Letters

Letters that mean something are letters that stick.

A read-aloud alphabet book that turns all 52 letterforms into pictures children already know and love—an apple for "a," a drum for "d," a grape on a vine for "g." Instead of memorizing abstract shapes, your child recognizes friends and toys they can play with.

  • Built for transfer. Every mnemonic is drawn in the letter's own thin stroke form—the same shape they'll meet in books, on signs, and in their own handwriting.
  • Uppercase & lowercase share one idea. Each pair is the same concept in two sizes, so learning one teaches the other.
  • Every letter has two voices. Lowercase verses speak in your child's voice; uppercase verses speak in yours—so reading together becomes a conversation.

Written for 2½-year-old Lily, who went from recognizing zero letters to lovingly, playfully naming all 52 in about four months. For all ages, and especially ages 2–5.

Amazon—available July 31 ↗ Available on Amazon starting July 31. Purchase is handled securely by Amazon.
More to explore

The Whole-Wealth shelf

Stories and tools that introduce children to a whole-wealth approach to life—through imagination, play, and values they'll carry for good.

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The Visitors' Shelf

The Cleaning Fairy

Your child's magical guide to caring for spaces, things, and themselves. 17 tracks of cleaning missions, four stories, and three original songs—Yoto-ready or ready to play from any phone or speaker. (Secretly for grown-ups, too.)

Listen & buy on Gumroad →
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Lily's Learning Letters

The Mnemonic Alphabet Cards

Printable letter cards that pair every sound with a picture children remember—the same system behind the book, ready for letter hunts, tracing, and play.

Coming soon →
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Whole-Wealth Home

Home Rhythm Charts

Gentle, threshold-based routines that help the whole family find their flow—a calmer, more connected home, one rhythm at a time.

Coming soon →
Printed mnemonic letter cards, a b c and p q r
The full Whole-Wealth Kids mnemonic alphabet displayed
Holding up a translucent mnemonic S letter card
Ashley T. Whitesides, founder of Whole-Wealth Kids
About the author

Hi, I'm Ashley.

I'm a mom, a writer, and the founder of Whole-Wealth Kids. This whole project started at my own kitchen table, watching my daughter Lily light up as ordinary letters turned into apples, baseballs, and bluebells she already knew and loved.

My background is in financial education and design, but what I really care about is a bigger picture of wealth—the emotional, physical, mental, social, financial, and spiritual kind. Every book and tool here is built to help families grow all of it, together.

Made for Lily, and for your little ones too.

The story behind the work

Curious about the backstory, the business evolution, and the frameworks underneath it all? I write about reimagining personal finance and whole-wealth living over on Substack.

Read on Substack