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Josiah Gets an Idea! by Vanessa Alicia

Josiah Gets
an Idea!

By Vanessa Alicia  ·  Illustrated by Giddel Graza

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Josiah Adeyemi has a shoebox, a marker, and a question he can't stop thinking about. When he asks his dad how money really works, the answer surprises him. It doesn't actually begin with money.

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Faith-Rooted Stories for the Next Generation

Before the world tells your child
who they are,
they will already know.

Kingdom Kids Universe is building 84 books across 7 characters to shape the next generation in faith, identity, and financial wisdom.

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Kids Who've Met Josiah

From families, churches, and communities — real kids, real moments.

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Bring KKU to Your Community

Vanessa loves showing up in person — for school read-alongs, church events, homeschool co-ops, library visits, and more. If you want to bring the story of Josiah to the kids in your world, let's make it happen.

📚 Read-Alongs

Interactive storytelling sessions where kids hear Josiah come alive — with discussion, activities, and takeaways.

🏫 School Visits

Author visits, classroom read-alongs, and age-appropriate financial literacy conversations that teachers love.

⛪ Church & Ministry Events

Sunday school, kids ministry events, and full curriculum experiences — one day or multi-week.

🏡 Homeschool & Libraries

Co-op group sessions, library programs, and community read-aloud events that parents and kids both enjoy.

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The Problem

The world is not waiting.
Neither are we.

By age 7, a child's financial attitudes are already set. Not from a classroom, but from what they watch, hear, and absorb every single day. Kingdom Kids Universe exists because that window is real, and almost nothing faith-rooted has been built to meet it. We are changing that. On purpose. Before it closes.

"Write the vision and make it plain." -- Habakkuk 2:2
77%

of young adults lack basic financial literacy. Those habits form before age 12.

Age 7

is when financial attitudes set for life. Almost no faith-based content is built for that window.

29+

states now mandate K-12 financial literacy. Faith-integrated curriculum barely exists.

Seven kids. Eighty-four books.
One Kingdom mission.

Faith. Identity. Financial Wisdom.

"Write the vision and make it plain." Habakkuk 2:2

Meet the Universe

Meet Josiah.
The story starts here.

Every character is designed to shape how a child sees themselves, their money, and their God-given purpose.

Josiah, Kingdom Kids Universe character
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The Founder

Built by people who have already
done hard things.

This is not a side project. This is a calling.

Vanessa Alicia, Founder and CEO
Vanessa Alicia

5 years in Apple global production finance. Published author with 70+ copies sold in her first 90 days. She nannied children ages 2 to 12 for years. She did not research this market. She lived it.

Every character, storyline, and spiritual framework in Kingdom Kids Universe came from her. This is her calling, and it shows.

Kingdom Kids Universe free activity sheets
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Free Resources

3 free tools
for your family.

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7 Kingdom Kids, 7 Bible Stories

One story per character. Faith-rooted, age-appropriate, and ready to read together.

10 Financial Words Every Family Should Know

Simple definitions, real conversations. Start the money talk early.

My Big Idea Lab

An activity sheet to help kids dream big, plan it out, and anchor it in Scripture.

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103%

Our community showed up and then some.

We set a goal. We hit it. Then we went beyond it, because the people who believe in this mission believed hard. Thank you to every single backer who said yes to a generation of Kingdom kids.

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