Money, Money, Money is a comprehensive revision of Drobot’s first children’s book, Everything You Want to Know About Money, published in 1987. This new edition includes money facts on such topics as issuing euros, reprinting Iraqi currency without Saddam Hussein’s portrait, and preventing identity theft. Organized in chapters, with title pages designed in a style that recalls the Gold Rush era, the information is presented in a lively magazine-style format. Sidebars connect well with the main text, embellishing the subject with entertaining facts and details. The book presents a global view by citing examples of money from countries around the world. American money wins the most limelight, but this isn’t surprising considering the clout of the U.S. dollar. A fun chart strengthens the international scope with names of currencies beginning with each letter of the alphabet.

Claudia Dávila’s illustrations are simple and humorous, but the historical graphics are the most intriguing. There are black-and-white historical photos of the U.S. Mint, the Paris Bourse (stock exchange), and the New York Stock Exchange. Also effective are historical illustrations of Covent Gardens, the Tower of London, and a woodcut of the first Bank of Amsterdam. Combined with photos of early bank notes, these features visually celebrate the development of money and banking.

In contrast, a stock photo purporting to show the Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Japan, “the world’s biggest bank,” features a disappointing, average-sized building with no signs to indicate it is a bank. Likewise, the blurry photo of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is unimpressive.

These small criticisms aside, this informative book is well written and entertaining.