Papyro Press
BULLISH ▲
Hank the Hammer
Shows up after prices fall. Buyers pushed back, so prices may go up.
CANDLESTICK FRIENDS · BOOK 1 · AGES 6–13
Teach your kid to read a stock chart.
Every candle on a stock chart tells a little story: who won the day, the buyers or the sellers. Candlestick Friends turns those stories into characters kids remember, so reading a chart feels like reading a picture book.
Get it on Kindle · $6.99
Ages 6–13 (and Mom & Dad)
11 chart patterns!
WHAT YOUR KID WILL LEARN
Stock market basics, the fun way
No boring numbers. Just friendly characters who each teach one real pattern that traders look for every day.
What a candle is
The body, the wicks, and the four prices every candle shows: open, close, high, and low.
Green vs. red
Green means the price went up that day. Red means it went down. Kids get it in seconds.
Bulls vs. bears
Who's winning, the buyers or the sellers? Every character shows which side has the power.
11 real patterns
Hammers, Dojis, Shooting Stars, and more, plus where each one shows up on a real chart.
THE FIRST LESSON
How to read one candle
Every candle is one day of trading. Once your kid knows these four parts, they can make sense of any single candle.
The bodyThe thick part. It shows where the price opened and where it closed.
The wicksThe thin lines on top and bottom. They show how high and how low the price went.
Open & closeWhere the day started and where it ended. That's the story of the day.
High & lowThe farthest the price went up or down, even if it didn't stay there.
▲ Green candle: price went up
▼ Red candle: price went down
MEET THE FRIENDS
Meet a few of the Friends
Each Candle Friend is a real candlestick pattern. Learn the character, and you've learned the pattern. Here are two. The rest are waiting in the book.
Your guides: Penny & Max
Penny has the magnifying glass and spots every clue. Max has the notepad and writes it all down. Together they explore the Market of Candle Hollow and meet every Candle Friend, one by one.
BEARISH ▼
Stella the Shooting Star
Buyers pushed the price way up, then sellers slammed it back down.
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Who's this?
She can't make up her mind. Meet her in the book.
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Who's this?
He's got wings, and he always bounces back.
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Who's this?
Goes all the way up… then all the way down.
+9 more Friends inside
Every Friend gets their own page, a chart showing where they show up, and a chat with Penny and Max.
Meet them all
FREE
FREE PRINTABLE PAGE
Get the Candlestick Friends Dictionary, free.
A real page from the book: the 8 big trading words every young Trading Detective should know, explained by the Friends.
- Bullish, Bearish, Trend, Body, Shadow, Doji, Support & Resistance
- Printable PDF, sized for regular paper. Perfect for the fridge.
- Download it instantly after you sign up
PEEK INSIDE
A real adventure, not a textbook
Tap any page to see it bigger, then tap again to zoom in.
WHY I WROTE THIS
Charts look scary until someone shows you they're just stories. Every candle tells you what happened that day, and whether the buyers or the sellers won.
I wrote Candlestick Friends so kids, and honestly their parents too, could learn to read those stories the easy way: through characters they'll remember. If your kid can spot a Hammer or a Doji, they're already ahead of most adults.
Julian Bohorquez, author
THE SERIES
One candle, then two, then three
Each book builds on the last, just like real traders learn.
BOOK 1
Single-Candle Friends
Meet 11 characters, each one a single-candle pattern.
Out now on KindleBOOK 2
Two-Candle Teamwork
What happens when two candles work together? Patterns that take a team.
In the worksBOOK 3
Three-Candle Squads
The big patterns. Three candles, one story.
Coming laterQUESTIONS PARENTS ASK
FAQ
Does my kid need to know anything about stocks first?
Nope. The book starts from zero: what a candle is, what green and red mean, and why the wicks matter. Penny and Max learn it right alongside your kid.
Will I learn something too?
Probably! Plenty of adults have never had candlestick charts explained this simply. It's a great one to read together.
What ages is it for?
Ages 6 to 13, and Mom and Dad too. Younger kids love the characters and the story. Older kids start spotting the patterns on real charts. It's a Kindle ebook, so you can read it together on any phone, tablet, or Kindle.
Is this financial advice?
No. Candlestick Friends is an educational book that teaches how to read charts. It isn't financial or investment advice, and patterns never guarantee what a price will do next.
Give your kid a head start on money.
Book 1: Single-Candle Friends. Kindle ebook, ages 6–13 (and Mom & Dad).
Get it on Kindle · $6.99