Emerson and Valen Learn the Value of Money is the first book in a 5 book financial literacy series. Here Emerson and Valen learn the value of trading work in the form of chores for money. They learn the cost of items, the addition of sales tax and the time it takes to acquire enough money for the things they want. This seeks to instill an understanding of the more valuable a thing is, the more time and work it takes to acquire it. It also provides a chore list with varying income values to demonstrate the value of work.