These are a few of my family’s favorite math-related picture books. They’re all great for cuddling up and reading math with your little ones.
- Fraction Fun, by David A. Adler
- Pigs Will Be Pigs, by Amy Axelrod*
- Hanukkah: A Counting Book in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, by Emily Sper
- Lemonade, by Rosa Drew
- Quail Can’t Decide, by Jacquelyn Reinach
- Ten Black Dots, by Donald Crews
- Quack and Count, by Keith Baker
- 12 Ways to Get to 11, by Eve Merriam
- Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book, by Muriel Feelings
- The Crayola Counting Book, by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
- Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving, by Greg Tang*
- Ten Sly Piranhas, by William Wise
- A Bargain for Frances, by Russell Hoban
- The Fly On the Ceiling: A Math Myth, by Dr. Julie Glass*
- Anno’s Magic Seeds, by Mitsumasa Anno
- One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale, by Demi*
- The Greedy Triangle, by Marilyn Burns
- How Much Is a Million?, by David M. Schwartz*
- Math Curse, by Jon Scieszka
- Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
- If You Made a Million, by David M. Schwartz*
- The Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins
- Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin, by Lloyd Moss
- A Remainder of One, by Elinor J. Pinczes*
- Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar, by Masaichiro Anno
- Perfect Square, by Michael Hall*
- The King’s Chessboard, by David Birch*
- How Many Jelly Beans?, by Andrea Menotti
- Anno’s Counting Book, by Mitsumasa Anno
- Over in the Meadow: An Old Nursery Counting Rhyme, by Paul Galdone
- One Hundred Hungry Ants, by Elinor J. Pinczes*
- 2 X 2 = Boo!: A Set of Spooky Multiplication Stories, by Loreen Leedy*
- Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, by Judith Viorst*
- Little Cloud, by Eric Carle
*Great for all ages, including older kids
What are some of your family’s favorites? Let us know in the comments!
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