Hey, Who Shrunk My Dollar? [COMPLETE BUNDLE]

Hey, Who Shrunk My Dollar? — Complete Bundle — An Ellie & Donnie Adventure in the Little Scoop Co. Series

What if the candy bar didn't get more expensive — what if your dollar got smaller?

Last summer, the same candy bar cost $1.29. This summer, it costs $1.79. A movie ticket your grandparents paid $3 for now runs $13. The candy bar didn't get better. The movie didn't get longer. So what actually happened? Ellie and Donnie set out to figure out where the dollar's buying power went — and why two thoughtful people can look at the same prices and reach completely different conclusions about why.

Ellie thinks it's mostly about money — the government printed trillions of new dollars, the Fed kept rates near zero, and that flood of money made each dollar worth less. Donnie thinks it's mostly about supply — broken supply chains, war in Ukraine, oil prices, and companies posting record profits during the chaos. Both of them are pointing to real things that happened. They disagree about which one mattered most.

This bundle takes on inflation honestly, balanced, and actually fun. The book lays the foundation, the workbook turns it into something kids can actually do — calculate, debate, decide — and the parent + teacher guide gives you the answer keys, discussion scripts, and balanced facilitation tips so you can guide the conversation without becoming the referee.

🍦 What's inside the book:

• What inflation actually is — and why "the dollar shrank" is more accurate than "stores got greedy"
• A brief tour of inflation history: Roman coin debasement, Weimar Germany, the Great Depression, 1970s stagflation, and the 2021–2023 spike
• The four real drivers of inflation — demand-pull, cost-push, money supply, and expectations — each with a real-world example
• Two honest views on what caused the recent inflation, written so a reader can argue either side fairly
• The two main toolkits for slowing inflation, and the trade-offs each one comes with
• A "You decide" finale that hands the reader the question instead of the answer

✏️ What's inside the workbook:

• A shrinking-dollar calculator — type in any historical price and see what it would cost today
• "Spot the Driver" scenarios that have kids identify which inflation force is at work in real news headlines
• "Helped or Hurt?" — eight scenarios that show inflation isn't uniformly good or bad, just a transfer between groups
• "You're the President" — pick three policy tools, name the trade-offs, defend your plan
• A 10-question quiz with auto-scoring and explanations
• A capstone reflection where the reader writes their own honest take

👩‍🏫 What's inside the parent + teacher guide:

• Complete answer keys for every check-in, activity, and quiz question
• Nine facilitated discussion questions with coaching notes for each one
• Suggested schedules for individual reading (5 days), classroom unit (2 weeks), and weekend intensive
• "Staying Balanced" — practical guidance on how to handle the political content without picking a team in front of the kid
• Specific scripts for tough moments ("It's all because of corporate greed" / "The government caused this by printing money" / "Why don't they just freeze prices?")

📚 Great for: Ages 11–14 · Grades 6–9 · Homeschool families, civics and economics classrooms, and parents who want their kid to understand how inflation actually works without being told what to think about it.

What's included:

• Interactive digital ebook (reads in any browser — no app needed)
• Interactive student workbook (reads in any browser — no app needed)
• Interactive parent + teacher guide (reads in any browser — no app needed)
• Built-in vocabulary glossary across all three components
• One unique license key unlocks all three
• Lifetime access — read and revisit as many times as you want

✨ Part of the Little Scoop Co. series — the Double Scoop tier for ages 11–14, where the topics get more substantive and the tradeoffs get more honest. Look for "Who Ate My Paycheck?" on taxes and take-home pay, plus the Single Scoop titles "Who Ate My Ice Cream?" and "Who Owns the Ice Cream Parlor?" for younger readers.

After purchase: Go to bundle.littlescoop.co and enter your license key from your confirmation email. The same key unlocks the book, workbook, and parent + teacher guide.