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Supplementary Math Literature:

Combining literature and math is FUN! Lessons are more memorable when they are connected to a story. My youngest son has really enjoyed checking out a lot of the following titles from the library. Liven up your math lesson with literature!

Some of the books below will be more appropriate for young learners, but some titles are great all the way through high school. I've put in parenthesis after each title what the main focus is on so you can see if any match what your child is currently working on. Choose the area you are working on or browse sections by approximate age and/or grade level.

I am also be looking for activities and printables / worksheets / lessons that go with any of the following books. If you have a source, please email me!

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Counting and Learning About Numbers

We now have a page of math books that teach beginning counting and introductory numbers. Click here to take a look. Most of these books are appropriate for very little learners from babies and toddlers on up to very early elementary.

Addition and Subtraction

Take a look at our section of books that feature addition and/or subtraction. Most of the math books listed are appropriate for preschoolers through early elementary.

Learning About Time

Do you need to work on learning time? Then these math books are for you!

Multiplication and Division

Click here to see a page of picture books and stories that feature multiplication and division concepts, including skip counting. The books on this page are mostly appropriate for grades K-4.

 

 

Here is a list of our "uncatagorized" books. We will be moving them to their own pages soon.

The following list is alphabetical. I will continue to organize it by subject (counting, multiplication, fractions, etc.) to make things easier to "find". This page is a work in progress!

Books that may be more appropriate for middle school / high school are marked with this icon to make them easier to find. More titles for older grades will be added in the future.

12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam (counting)
100 Days of Cool by Stuart J. Murphy (counting to 100)

200% of Nothing: An Eye Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy by A. K. Dewdney (statistics, data analysis, probability) - Also for grades 6-8.
3 Little Firefighters by Stuart J. Murphy (sorting by attributes)
40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist (Grades 4-8) by Martin Lee
A Cloak for the Dreamer by Marilyn Burns (basics of geometry)
A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy and John Speirs (separating items into groups)
A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Joan Rankin (early counting)
A Gebra Named Al: A Novel by Wendy Isdell (math and science concepts for middle schoolers presented in a novel, algebra and order of operations)
A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman (arithmetical progression, multiplication)
A History of Mathematical Notations by Florian Cajori (mathematical notation)
A House for Birdie by Stuart J. Murphy (tall, fat, wide, short, narrow, thin, etc.)
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy and Lois Ehlert (matching)
A Place for Zero by Angeline Sparagna Lopresti and Phyllis Hornung (learn about zero)
A Remainder of One by Elinor J Pinczes and Bonnie MacKain (division)
A Tour of the Calculus by David Berlinski (calculus)
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst (money)
Alice in Pastaland by Alexandra Wright and Reagan Word (common denominator, etc.)
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream by Marilyn Burns (multiplication)
Animals on Board by Stuart J. Murphy and R. W. Alley (simple addition)
Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno (counting)
Anno's Math Games by Mitsumasa Anno (numerical order, size differences and more)
Anno's Math Games II by Mitsumasa Anno (counting, measuring, and the rudiments of particle physics)
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Mitsumasa Anno (multiplication)
Apple Fractions by Jerry Pallotta (fractions)
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes (counting by 5's)
Arithme-tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes by J. Patrick Lewis and Frank Remkiewicz (adding, subtracting, multiplying)
Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt and Melissa Sweet (time)
Beep, Beep Vroom, Vroom by Stuart J. Murphy and Chris L. Demarest (patterns)
Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy and Holly Keller (comparing and contrasting)
Betcha! Estimating by Stuart J. Murphy (estimation)
Bigger, Better, Best! by Stuart J. Murphy (simple geometry to calculate area)
Breakfast at Danny's Diner by Judith Stamper and Chris L. Demarest (multiplication)
Bug Dance by Stuart J. Murphy (left, right, forward, backwards - simple directions)
Busy Bugs by Jayne Harvey and Bernard Adnet (patterns)
Can You Count to a Googol? by Robert E. Wells (powers of 10)
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy (three-dimensional shapes)
Cat Show by Jayne Harvey and Tamara Petrosino (All Aboard Math Reader - sorting)
Chickens on the Move by Pollack & Belviso (shapes, measurement, perimeter)
Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy and Edward Miller (geometric shapes)
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement (counting and comparing)
Count Your Cookies by Colin Fletcher (fairness, parts vs. whole)
Coyotes All Around by Stuart J. Murphy and Steve Bjorkman (use math skills to estimate)
Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop by Stuart J. Murphy (classification)
Dinosaur Deals by Stuart J. Murphy (equivalency)
Divide and Ride by Stuart J. Murphy (division)
Do You Want to Bet? Your Chance to Find Out About Probability (probability for OLDER learners)
Doubling the Ducks by Stuart J. Murphy and Valeria Petrone (doubling)
E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis (history, science, and mathematics behind Einstein's famous equation)
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti (counting)
Elevator Magic by Stuart J. Murphy and G. Brian Karas (simple subtraction)
Equal Smequal by Virginia L. Kroll (What does it mean to be equal?)
Every Buddy Counts by Stuart J. Murphy and Fiona Dunbar (counting to 10)
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert (numbers, shapes, colors)
Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh ( "This is the story of how the centuries old and most famous unsolved problem in mathematics, Fermat's Last Theorem, was solved by Andrew Wiles. It reveals a short history of mathematics and the extent to which it is a collaborative effort.")
Follow the Money! by Loreen Leedy (all about a quarter)
Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy (fractions)
Fraction Fun by David A. Adler and Nancy Tobin (fractions)
Game Time! by Stuart J. Murphy (time measurement)
Get up and Go by Stuart J. Murphy and Diane (time)
Give me Half by Stuart J. Murphy and G. Brian Karas (simple fractions)
G is for Google by Schwartz David and Moss Marissa (a math alphabet book with all sorts of math concepts)
Go Figure!: A Totally Cool Book About Numbers by Johnny Ball (puzzles and problems to solve - grades 4-8)
Go Fractions by Judith Stamper and Chris L. Demares(fractions)
Graphs by Bonnie Bader and Mernie Gallagher Cole (All Aboard Math Reader - graphs)
Hamster Champs by Stuart J. Murphy (measuring angles)
Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy (ordinal numbers)
Hershey's Fractions (Hershey's) by Jerry Pallotta
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book by Jerry Pallotta (multiplication)
Hershey's Milk Chocolate Weights and Measures (weights and measures -get some candies to go with this one!)
How Big is a Foot? ((measurement)
How High Can a Dinosaur Count? (variety of math suitable for K-5)
How Much is a Million? (understanding just how much a million is)
How the Second Grade Got $8205.50 to Visit the Statute of Liberty (money, expenses, profit)
How Tall, How Short, How Faraway? (measurement, different systems of measurement, metric system)
Icky Bug Numbers (early counting)
If You Hopped Like a Frog (ratios and proportions)
If You Made a Million? (Understanding money and a million)
Inchworm and a Half (fractions)
It's About Time! by Stuart J. Murphy (time)
Jack the Builder by Stuart J. Murphy (simple addition)
Jim and the Beanstalk (proportion)
Just Enough Carrots by Stuart J. Murphy and Frank Remkiewicz (more, fewer, same)
Leaping Lizards by Stuart J. Murphy (multiples of five)
Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy (bar graphs)
Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy (managing money and negative numbers)
Let's Fly a Kite by Stuart J. Murphy (symmetry)
M&M's Count Around the Circle Board book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (counting)
Mall Mania by Stuart J. Murphy (addition strategies)
Math Appeal (math riddles)
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka (lots of silly math related things mentioned)
Math Fables by Greg Tang (basic addition and subtraction)
Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang (problem solving strategies)
Math Man by Teri Daniels (percentages, fractions, division, multiplication)
Math Potatoes: Mind Stretching Brain Food by Greg Tang (group numbers and solve challenges instead of memorizing formulas)
Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone by Ivars Peterson (knots, binary codes, billiards, chaos theory and other various math related topics)
Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving (creative problem solving)
Mathematical Mystery Tour: Higher-Thinking Math Tasks by Mark H. Wahl (fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio)
Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy (measurement)
Mighty Maddie by Stuart J. Murphy (light and heavy)
Missing Mittens by Stuart J. Murphy (odd and even numbers)
Mission Addition by Loreen Leedy (addition)
Monster Money Book by Loreen Leedy (money and how to manage it)
Monster Musical Chairs by Stuart J. Murphy (simple subtraction)
More M&M's Brand Chocolate Candies Math by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
More or Less by Stuart J. Murphy (Making educated guesses and understanding more or less)
Mouse Count (counting forward and backward)
Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats (counting)
Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin (multiplication of whole numbers and fractions) **Multiplying Menace Activity Guide**
Mummy Math by Cindy Neuschwander (geometry)
My First Book of Time (DK Games) by Claire Llewellyn (time with an interactive clock)
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen (money)
One Hundred Hungry Ants (counting, classifying and adding)
One, Two, Three, Sassafras! (number order)
Pigs at Odds: Fun with Math and Games by Amy Axetrod (simple probability)
Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking by Amy Axetrod (measurement)
Pigs go to the Market: Fun with Math and Shopping by Amy Axetrod (price and quantity)
Pigs on a Blanket: Fun with Math and Time by Amy Axetrod (seconds, minutes, hours)
Pigs on the Ball: Fun with Math and Sports by Amy Axetrod (simple geometry)
Pigs on the Move: Fun with Math and Travel by Amy Axetrod (time zones, east / west)
Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money by Amy Axetrod (money)
Pepper's Journal by Stuart J. Murphy (days, weeks, months, years)
Polly's Pen Pal by Stuart J. Murphy (basic metric measurements)
Probably Pistachio by Stuart J. Murphy (basic probability)
Quack and Count by Keith Baker (adding different combinations of seven)
Rabbit's Pajama Party by Stuart J. Murphy (simple time sequencing)
Ready, Set, Hop by Stuart J. Murphy (adding and subtracting)
Red Riding Hood Math Adventure by Lalie Harcourt (simple addition and subtraction)
Reese's Pieces Count By Fives by Jerry Pallotta (counting by 5's)
Riddle-iculous Math by Joan Holub (basic math skills for grades 2-5)
Rodeo Time by Stuart J. Murphy (time and schedules)
Room for Ripley by Stuart J. Murphy (cups, pints, quarts, liquid measurement)
Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle (beginning counting)
Safari Park by Stuart J. Murphy (money and simple budgeting)
Same Old Horse by Stuart J. Murphy (finding patterns and making predictions)
Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald (shapes)
Seaweed Soup by Stuart J. Murphy (matching sets)
Sixteen Cows by Lisa Wheeler (use this story for counting, although that's not the focus)
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander (Pi)
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander (geometry)
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy Neuschwander (angles -comes with a plastic protractor)
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter by Cindy Neuschwander (area and perimeter)
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone by Cindy Neuschwander (cubes, pyramids, cylinders and cones)
Skittles Riddles Math by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (greater / less than, addition, subtraction, negative numbers, fractions, and pie graphs)
Slugger's Car Wash by Stuart J. Murphy (money)
Shape Spotters by Megan E. Bryant (All Aboard Math Reader -shapes)
Shark Swimathon by Stuart J. Murphy (two digit subtraction)
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! by Marilyn Burns (area and perimeter)
Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy (counting by 2's, 3's and 4's)
Subtraction Action by Loreen Leedy (subtraction)
Super Sand Castle Saturday by Stuart J. Murphy (measurement and comparison)
Tally O' Malley by Stuart J. Murphy (tallying)
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper (time with an interactive clock)
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood (counting to 10 and colors)
Ten Sly Piranhas A Counting Story in Reverse by William Wise(counting in reverse)
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas (infinity, the golden rectangle, and impossible figures and more)
The Baseball Counting Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (count from 1 to 20)
The Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy (comparisons)
The Best of Times by Greg Tang (Tricks for multiplying)
The Best Vacation Ever by Stuart J. Murphy (gathering data and making a chart)
The Bow-Wow Bake Sale by Judith Bauer Stamper (money)
The Go-Around Dollar by Barbara Johnston Adams (how a dollar is made, money circulation)
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang (problem solving strategies)
The Great Divide by Dayle Ann Dodds (division)
The Greatest Gymnast of All by Stuart J. Murphy (opposites)
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns (shapes and the names of polygons)
The Grizzly Gazette by Stuart J. Murphy (percentage and voting)
The History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-Besserat (traces the evolution of numbers and how our modern day decimal system came into existence)
The Hershey's Kisses Addition Book by Jerry Pallotta (addition)
The Hershey's Kisses Subtraction Book by Jerry Pallotta (subtraction)
The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta
The Joy of Pi by David Blatner (pi)
The King's Commissioners by Marilyn Burns (counting, addition, place value)
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky (circumference, history and science!)
The Longitude Prize by Joan Dash (longitude and history)
The M&M's Addition Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (addition)
The M&M's Brand Counting Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
The M&M's Count to One Hundred Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (counting to 100)
The M&M's Subtraction Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath (subtraction)
The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures by Malba Tahan (Arabian Nights style stories with math puzzles integrated in them)
The Mathematical Magpie by Clifton Fadiman (law of averages, Moebuis Strip, topology, one to one correspondence, hyper-geometry, Pythagorean Theorem, number sense, geometric figures, probability, variables and more)
The Mission of Addition by Brian P. Cleary (Addition)
The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Human Mind by Amir D. Aczel (This is the story of nineteenth-century mathematician Georg Cantor and how his work has brought us closer to understanding the nature of infinity. Within the story the reader is presented with paradoxes and puzzles.)
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger ("number 0, places, powers and roots, series, prime numbers, the Sieve of Erastosthenes, Fibonaci numbers, limits," and more)
The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy (counting coins)
The Sundae Scoop by Stuart J. Murphy (Making combinations of toppings for a sundae, children learn simple math concepts)
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger by Ann Whitehead Nagda (graphs)
Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do! by Stuart J. Murphy (multiplication)
Train Leaves the Station by Eve Merriam (very basic time)
Treasure Map by Stuart J. Murphy (map skills)
Twelve Snails to One Lizard by Susan Hightower (measurement)
Twizzlers Percentages Book by Jerry Pallotta (percentages)
What's Your Angle Pythagorus? (An introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem - geometry)

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