If I Had a Nickel

by Molly Idle

The second Molly Schaar Idle books that uses coins as a metaphor to allow children to see that spirituality and faith, not cash, are the secret to real wealth and happiness.  If I Had A Nickel  begins "If I had a nickel for every special friend like you...." and ends "And, if I had a nickel for every time I looked up to the heavens and thanked God for you, they would make a mountain that would reach up to the moon. But, not even all those nickels could buy my love for you."

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2005

About the author

Molly Idle has been drawing ever since she could wield a pencil. But while she started scribbling before she could walk, her professional career as an artist began slightly later…

It was upon her graduation from Arizona State University, with a BFA in Drawing, that Molly accepted an offer to work for DreamWorks Feature Animation Studios. After five years, a number of film credits, and an incredibly good time, she left the studio and leapt with gusto into the world of children's book illustration!

Molly now lives in Arizona with her brilliant husband, two wonderfully mischievous sons, and two snugly cats. When not making mischief with her boys or watching old Technicolor musicals, she can be found at her desk scribbling away, with a pencil in one hand and a cup of espresso in the other- creating a plethora of profoundly whimsical picture books!