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Enjoy a Math Story (Children Ages 0-5) - Summer Adventure 2021

Children 0-5: These selections highlight math concepts and thinking skills in fun, everyday ways. Enjoy! Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2021 Summer Adventure, A World of Stories! From June 15 to August 15, let’s explore new and creative ways to share our stories while also learning about others’ stories through listening, watching, and of course—reading! Pick up an Adventure Guide at any AC Library location starting June 15.

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21 items

  • Award-winning books that inspire a love of math. Filter the list by age range and see "Mathical Honor Books" for more suggestions. Each featured book has additional resources on its page.
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  • Available with your library card. ReadyRosie is a video database of fun, everyday learning activities (0-6), searchable by age and skill area. You can register to receive weekly personalized activities and tips by email or phone…
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  • Math stories for bedtime, with three levels of questions (from preschoolers to elementary school) to involve children at different ages. The first of three books. Find more fun activities at https://bedtimemath.org/category/daily-math/
    BookNew York : Feiwel and Friends, 2013 — J513.2 OVERDECK
  • Simple and playful activities for preschoolers about the math all around them. Start your own math adventure!
    BookNew York, NY : DK/Penguin Random House, 2019 — J510 LOOK
  • Five basic shapes and a determined spider.
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2016 — JPB HOPGOOD,T
  • Family, sharing, food and shapes! English/Spanish rhyme.
    Picture BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2013 — JPB THONG,R
  • A bustling city is alive with shapes!
    Picture BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016 — JPB MURRAY,D
  • Scary monsters are not what they appear in this interactive book! Tickle the monster and watch shapes rearrange into a peaceful nighttime scene.
    BookNew York : Abrams Appleseed, [2015] — JPB MANCEAU,E
  • Blocks, measurement, and problem solving.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018 — JPB HARRIS,R
  • Size/Measurement. Simple text and bold illustrations in a fun game of "Who's the biggest?"
    Picture BookNew York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2018 — JPB CHEDRU,D
  • A game of teeter totter with simple text and colorful pictures exploring concepts of "more," "less," and "equal."
    Board BookNew York : Little Simon, An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2015 — JBB WALSH,E
  • Settle the debate once and for all as you learn about weight, measurement, and problem solving.
    Picture BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020] — JPB CRESPO,A
  • Bold illustrations invite you to balance the birds.
    Picture BookNew York : Abrams Appleseed, 2018 — JPB GHAHREMANI,S
  • Adorable illustrations and many ways to count, combine, and stack the cats.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Abrams Appleseed, [2017] — JPB GHAHREMANI,S
  • One Fox

    a Counting Book Thriller

    Read, Kate, 1978-
    A story told in numbers and beautiful illustrations, with a happy ending.
    Picture BookAtlanta, GA : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., 2019 — JPB READ,K
  • 10 Gulab Jamuns

    Counting With An Indian Sweet Treat

    Acharya, Sandhya,
    How many different ways can you think of to eat these sweet treats? Gulab Jamun recipe included.
    Picture BookHerndon, VA : Mascot Books, [2017] — JPB ACHARYA,S
  • A clever baby and a playful counting story.
    Board BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019 — JBB ATINUKE
  • Monkey needs some exercise! Can you follow the dance moves forward and backwards? A fun way to practice pattern recognition.
    Picture BookNew York : Scholastic Press, [2017] — JPB MARTIN,B
  • A naughty snake gobbles up all the animals – see if you can keep track. A fun way to practice pattern recognition.
    Picture BookNew York : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016] — JPB BERNSTROM,D