Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late

By Laura Overdeck

Book Overview

Get ready for back-to-school season with the Bedtime Math mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine

We all know it's wonderful to read bedtime stories to kids, but what about doing math? Many generations of Americans are uncomfortable with math and numbers, and too often we hear the phrase, "I'm just not good at math " For decades, this attitude has trickled down from parents to their kids, and we now have a culture that finds math dry, intimidating, and just not cool.

Bedtime Math wants to change the way we introduce math to children: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. Inside this book, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems to tackle--math that isn't just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on topics from jalape os and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks nothing like school. And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something for everyone. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250035856
• ISBN13: 9781250035851
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.6" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

A fun book for the whole family!

This book is filled with short, silly math stories that are meant to be read aloud family style, with questions written at 3 different levels depending on the ages of your kids. My kids always laugh when we read this book! Definitely a winner.