2021 National Math Festival: Mathical Author Events
We’re delighted that so many Mathical fans of all ages joined us December 9-10, 2020 for the first online events of the 2021 National Math Festival, featuring live Mathical author readings and special guests. These recording are available to watch through December 2020. (Check them out before the new year begins!) We’ve also compiled a […]

Ohio Second Graders Review Mathical Award Winner “Pigeon Math” by Asia Citro
Thank you to teacher and Mathical Selection Committee member Fran Wilson’s 2nd grade students at Madeira City Schools in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio for the lovely book reviews of 2020 Mathical Award Winner Pigeon Math by Asia Citro, with illustrations by Richard Watson. You can find more from Fran and her students on Twitter @mrswilsons2nd.

Committee Picks: Count on Me (Review)
The following review of 2020 Mathical Honor Book Count On Me by Miguel Tanco was submitted by Mathical Selection Committee member Betsy Bird.

Committee Picks: Solving for M (Review)
The following review of 2020 Mathical Award Winner Solving for M by Jennifer Swender was submitted by Mathical Selection Committee member Mike Shaughnessy.

2020 Mathical Winners Announced
2020 Mathical Book Award Winners for Ages 2-18 Berkeley, CA – March 12, 2020 — From online gaming to middle school math journaling, from pigeons on a wire to chickens in a coop, this year’s Mathical Book Prize winners offer young people unique ways to explore mathematical ideas in the world around them.

Mathical Authors Join Math Teachers at NCTM Centennial in April 2020
Eight Mathical authors will join hundreds of K-12 math teachers at the upcoming centennial conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), April 1-4, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Update (March 13, 2020): Due to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, we regret to announce that the NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition and all Mathical […]

Summer Reading: From Mathical Author Kate Narita
We enjoyed spotting fourth grade teacher Kate Narita, author of Mathical Honor Book 100 Bugs! A Counting Book, as she explores more than a dozen Mathical titles as part of her summer reading practice.

Educators Recommend Five Mathical Titles: First Opinions, Second Reactions
Math teachers, math educators, and other experts in children’s literature take on five Mathical titles for young readers in the May 2019 issue of the open-access online journal First Opinions, Second Reactions (FOSR). A publication of the Purdue University College of Education, FOSR actively seeks the opinions of experts in children’s literature who teach at the college level, work […]

Committee Picks: Press Here (Review)
The following review of 2019 Mathical Honor Book Press Here by Hervé Tullet was submitted by Mathical Selection Committee member Dr. Herbert Ginsburg.

Committee Picks: Binti (Review)
The following review of 2019 Mathical Honor Book Binti by Nnedi Okorafor was submitted by Mathical Selection Committee member Betsy Bird.