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Stanley
Savings — for the day the roof leaks
The brick-red bank. Sturdy, quiet, the colour of bricks. Stanley says “the walls hold” — even when the wolf comes huffing and puffing.
1 coin out of every 10
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Four Little PIGS — Grandpa’s Secret to Guilt-Free Money
A grandfather, a birthday card, ten gold coins — and the lie he told his parents for years, every single birthday. This is the story of what he built so that no child in his family would ever again have to choose between saving money and being honest about it.
Out September 8th — pre-order from Amazon.com·Amazon.ca·Amazon.co.uk·Amazon.com.au
The Sample
Chapter One — The Birthday Card
The whole first chapter, the illustrations that go with it, and the page at the back of the book that explains the four piggy banks. Free to read, free to share.
15 pages · PDF · reads well on a phone
Open the sampleWhat Comes Next
Meet the four little pigs.
The sample ends on Wren’s question — “Grandpa… who are they?” These four are the answer, and the rest of the book is Grandpa introducing them one bedtime at a time.
Ivy
Investing — for your future self
The tall, slim, moss-green bank with hand-painted leaves. Ivy plants seeds: every coin you give her grows quietly while you sleep, the way an oak tree grows from an acorn.
1 coin out of every 10
Grace
Giving — for someone whose roof blew off
The small bank with the hand-painted heart. Grace turns coins into kindness without anyone needing to know who sent them.
1 coin out of every 10
Percy
Spending — for you, guilt-free
The big, round, warm-pink bank. Percy is the LEGO castle, the butterscotch sundae, the small joyful thing on a Tuesday afternoon. Every coin in Percy is yours to enjoy without a flicker of guilt.
7 coins out of every 10
Inside the Book
Illustrated throughout.
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Paperback ISBN 978-1-997050-01-8 · eBook ISBN 978-1-997050-00-1
A note on how this book was made
This book was written with help from AI tools — primarily a program called Claude, made by Anthropic. The author used these tools the same way a writer might use a research assistant or a thesaurus: as helpers, not as replacements. Every story choice, every character, every page in this book is the result of human creative direction and editorial judgment. The cover art and interior illustrations were generated with AI image tools (Anthropic’s Claude in Cowork mode, and Google’s Nano Banana 2 image model) under the author’s editorial direction; final selections and the cover composite are the author’s. The Warden’s Grimoire Press discloses AI assistance in every book it publishes, because parents deserve to know how the books they buy for their children are made. Read our fuller statement →
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Frequently Asked
Quick answers.
When does the book come out?
The release date is September 8, 2026. You can pre-order it on Amazon now and it will arrive on release day. Prefer a reminder instead? Sign up above and we'll send you a single message on the day it goes live.
Where will it be available?
Paperback and eBook launch on Amazon first, with the eBook also available directly from this site. Additional retailers may follow.
How old does my reader need to be?
The book is written for ages 4–10 — read aloud comfortably with a 4-year-old, read independently by a strong 8-year-old, and quietly enjoyed by adults of any age. Every other page is a full-page illustration.
What ages does the four-bank system actually work for?
It works from a child's first allowance (around age 4) through a grown-up's first paycheque and beyond. The same percentages — 10/10/10/70 — scale from ten coins to ten thousand dollars without changing.
Is it religious or political?
No. It's a warm bedtime story about a grandfather who quietly tells the truth. The four-bank system itself is non-denominational, non-partisan, and works in any household.
Will there be more books in the series?
Yes — four spinoff books are planned, one per pig: Stanley's Stormy Night, Ivy's Oak Tree, Grace's Winter, and Percy's Big Day. Each volume gives one bank its own bedtime story. Notify-me subscribers hear about each one first.
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