Welcome to my page collecting all my math-related reviews!
Years ago, I taught college math. Since becoming a librarian, I've got a special place in my heart for math-related books. I recently gave a talk about math books for all ages, and I'm going to post the list I developed on this page, with links for the books I've reviewed. Here's a blog post with the initial list.
February 24, 2022
My #6 Sonderbooks Stand-out in Silly Fun Picture Books is also the Mathical Book Prize Winner for grades K-2 -- Zero Zebras: A Counting Book About What's Not There, by Bruce Goldstone, a book that plays with the concept of zero and gets kids counting lots of things that aren't there.
My #9 Sonderbooks Stand-out in Silly Fun Picture Books is also a 2023 Mathical Book Prize Honor Book - Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf, by Davide Cali and Marianna Balducci, a book that plays with story in a silly exchange with the reader.
—Sondra Eklund
Sonderknitting
Bedtime Math:
bedtimemath.org
Mathical Book Prize: mathicalbooks.org
Math Book Magic: mathbookmagic.com
Talking Math With Your Kids: talkingmathwithkids.com
What Will Fit?, by Grace Lin
Goodnight, Numbers, by Danica McKellar
Crash! Boom! A Math Tale, by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Chris Chatterton
Stack the Cats, by Susie Ghahremani
One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller, by Kate Read
Quack and Count, by Keith Baker
Counting
The Cookie Fiasco, by Dan Santat
How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea Menotti, illustrated by Yancey Labat
Zero Zebras, by Bruce Goldstone
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf, by Davide Cali and Marianna Balducci
8: An Animal Alphabet, by Elisha Cooper
Count the Monkeys, by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell
Math Fables, by Greg Yang, illustrated by Heather Cahoon
100 Bugs! A Counting Book, by Kate Narita, pictures by Suzanne Kaufman
Monkey Time, by Michael Hall
Anno’s Counting Book, by Mitsumasa Anno
Anno’s Counting House, by Mitsumasa Anno
Balancing Act, by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Who Eats First? by Ae-hae Yoon, illustrated by Hae-won Yang
How Long Is a Whale? by Alison Limentani
How Much Does a Ladybug Weigh? by Alison Limentani
Which Is Round? Which Is Bigger? by Mineko Mamada
Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum, by Natasha Yim, illustrated by Violet Kim
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!, by Art Coulson, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
Pattern Fish, by Trudy Harris, illustrated by Anne Canevari Green
Sam Sorts, by Marthe Jocelyn
I Know Numbers, by Taro Gomi
Bedtime Math, by Laura Overdeck
Bedtime Math: This Time It’s Personal, by Laura Overdeck
Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out, by Laura Overdeck