The Golden Quest: Your Journey to a Rich Life
Written by David Delisle
Illustrated by Travis Hanson
Ages 5-18 | 108 Pages
Publisher: David Delisle | ISBN-13: 9781777718909
Publisher’s Synopsis: The Golden Quest is an illustrated adventure about a young boy who embarks on a Hero’s Journey with his dog Shelby to discover the Golden Rules of Money. Along the way, he encounters a dragon, flies on an airship, spots an elusive stone whale, saves an alien, and learns the secret to living a rich life.
The lessons taught are universal and will help children of all ages, from 5 to 95, achieve financial freedom through Money Mindfulness. And don’t worry, there’s no math, budgeting, or complicated charts. Your journey has just begun…
Available on Amazon, Bookshop, and Barnes and Noble.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Delisle is the author of The Golden Quest, a graphic novel that teaches kids about money based on the simple idea of “only buying the awesome stuff” and creating the freedom for what’s most important to YOU. His goal is to teach an entire generation of kids how to live a rich life and he’d love to have you join him in this journey.
You can learn more and order the book at, www.theawesomestuff.com.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Life Is What It's Called - What inspired you to write The Golden Quest?
David Delisle - My boys, 6 and 9 at the time, were the inspiration for the Golden Quest. I wanted to teach them the most important habits and mindset so that money was never a cause of stress in their lives.
Life Is What It's Called - Why did you decide to make the format a graphic novel?
David Delisle - I volunteer at my kids school library. While volunteering, I would watch the kids continually get drawn towards the graphic novels section of the library. As this continued to happen and I began to talk to them about what they were reading and read the books myself, a seed of an idea slowly grew until it hit me all at once that the lessons I was trying to teach my boys could be written as a beautifully illustrated adventure in a fantastical world full of dragons, castles, and amazing creatures. And from there, everything just clicked and fell into place. It really was one of those instances that Elizabeth Gilbert describes in Big Magic, where the idea found me…like magic.
Life Is What It's Called - How do you see this book being used in homes, schools, or classrooms?
David Delisle - I recommend reading each chapter out loud as a family or to a class... then following it up with a 20-30 minute discussion about what you just read. It's so much more powerful when this is read & discussed together as a family or group and can result in some of the most ground breaking conversations you’ll have.
Life Is What It's Called - What do you want kids to learn from this book?
David Delisle - The habits and mindset to truly live a rich life.
Life Is What It's Called - What do you think kids will like most about this book?
David Delisle - That they will feel like they are on the adventure themself.
Life Is What It's Called - Why is the topic of money important for kids to learn?
David Delisle - Because most of us never learn these lessons even as adults.
Life Is What It's Called - Are you like the character in the book?
David Delisle - Not exactly. But many of the questions are things I have asked or thought. And of course, I have some very similar blue glasses :)
Life Is What It's Called - If you were going on a quest, what would you want to discover now? And as a kid?
David Delisle - I wish we could all discover how special we are and truly love ourselves. This is just important now as when we were kids and something that I’m still discovering. Maybe that will be the next book…
Life Is What It's Called - What authors and illustrators inspire you?
David Delisle - The habits and mindset to truly live a rich life.
Life Is What It's Called - What do you think kids will like most about this book?
David Delisle - That they will feel like they are on the adventure themself.
Life Is What It's Called - Why is the topic of money important for kids to learn?
David Delisle - Because most of us never learn these lessons even as adults.
Life Is What It's Called - Are you like the character in the book?
David Delisle - Not exactly. But many of the questions are things I have asked or thought. And of course, I have some very similar blue glasses :)
Life Is What It's Called - If you were going on a quest, what would you want to discover now? And as a kid?
David Delisle - I wish we could all discover how special we are and truly love ourselves. This is just important now as when we were kids and something that I’m still discovering. Maybe that will be the next book…
Life Is What It's Called - What authors and illustrators inspire you?
David Delisle -
- Bill Watterson creator of Calvin & Hobbes
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Jen Sicero
- Charlie Mackesy
- Dr. Seuss
Life Is What It's Called - What are you working on next?
David Delisle - I’m focused on sharing the message in The Golden Quest and inspiring others to “Only buy the Awesome Stuff” so that they can also share this message and change the way an entire generation thinks about money and what it means to live a rich life. For now, that’s enough :)
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