Mathical Book Prize
From the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath)
Register for the 2026 Mathical Book Prize Awards Announcement on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
With the generous support of the Firedoll Foundation, more than 27,000 students at 60 Title I schools in the Oakland (California) Unified School District received Mathical Books donated to their school library collections in Fall 2024.
Mathical Books are making their way into Nebraska math teachers’ classrooms this fall thanks to a sponsorship of the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics’ (NATM) annual conference in Kearney, NE on Friday, October 18, 2024. The conference theme is productive struggle in the math classroom. Twenty-three math educators from across the state are enrolled …
MindShift: Mathical Books & Games On Saturday, October 19, 2024, join the Mathical Books team onsite at KQED Fest in San Francisco’s Mission District for math games and hands-on activities aimed at ages 2-8. KQED Fest is a free open house and block party hosted at the NPR station’s headquarters at 2601 Mariposa Street (between …
As we move into the start of the 2024-2025 school year, we are taking a moment to appreciate some wonderful back-to-school resources from our educational partners: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Thank you to all the teachers exploring and sharing Mathical titles with your schools — …
The Guru Krupa Foundation returns as a sponsor of the Mathical Collection Development Awards in 2024-25. We are grateful for their renewed partnership with the Mathical Books program at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath). With the support of GKF, up to 36 schools across the U.S. will be named recipients of the 2024-2025 …
Getting Thousands of Mathical Winning Titles into Schools Mathical Books supports publishers and authors in many ways: We loved taking Mathical on the road in Summer 2024 to the first-ever joint conference of our two education partners, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). We …
The 2025 Mathical Book Prize submissions will open August 29 – September 27, 2024. Publishers are warmly invited to submit an unlimited number of qualified titles for any and all age groups. There is no fee for submission to the 2025 Mathical Book Prize. See the Call for Submissions for full details. View the 2025 …
The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) has announced that the book for their July 14, 2024 “Tween Primes” book club for ages 10-17 will be Mathical Honor Book Can You Crack the Code? A Fascinating History of Ciphers and Cryptography by Ella Schwartz. This is an online event – register at momath.org/tween-primes. From MoMath: Are you …
SLMath, organizer of the Mathical Book Prize, and Mathical author Lalena Fisher (Friends Beyond Measure) distributed 1500 Mathical Books to K-5 teachers at the inaugural NCTE-NCTM joint conference in New Orleans in June 2024.
A list of Mathical award-winning titles with Spanish language translations available and/or bilingual English-Spanish content, current to the best knowledge of the Mathical team.
Educators worldwide are invited to join the Early Math Project for a free Virtual Symposium held via Zoom on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 9am – 1pm U.S. Pacific Time. The Early Math Symposium (and its buddies Science, Engineering, and Technology) is a professional development opportunity jointly sponsored by the California Department of Education, the California State …
The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) has announced that the book for their July 14, 2024 “Tween Primes” book club for ages 10-17 will be Mathical Award Winner Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout. This is an online event – register at momath.org/tween-primes. From MoMath: Are you a budding mathematician between the ages of 10 and …
The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) has announced that the book for their June 9, 2024 “Tween Primes” book club for ages 10-17 will be Mathical Award Winner Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins. This is an online event – register at momath.org/tween-primes. From MoMath: Are you a budding mathematician between the ages of …
Mathical will be featured at the inaugural Joint Conference on K-5/Elementary Literacy and Mathematics co-hosted by NCTE and NCTM in New Orleans, LA on June 17-19, 2024.
The Erikson Early Math Collaborative at Erikson Institute in Chicago has a new article featuring four Mathical Book Prize winners on measurement, "a topic with a lot of early math big ideas"!
With support from the Firedoll Foundation, thousands of Oakland, California school libraries received Mathical award-winning books for their students with help from Oakland Literacy Coalition volunteers.
Join an online book club for ages 10-17 featuring "In the Red" by Christopher Swiedler. (Online, fee-based event)
On March 7, 2024, writer Marlaina Cockcroft of School Library Journal shared the story of how SLJ’s Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards has helped U.S. Title I school libraries around the nation add inspiring math stories for all ages to their school collections, pairing Mathical award-winning books with library and classroom activities for students. …
March 8 is International Women’s Day — why not explore one those Mathical award-winning stories of women in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering? Grades K-2 (Ages 5-7) Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13By Helaine Becker, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA MathematicianBy Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated …
Explore the 2024 award-winning books for ages 2-18, and find flyers and more to share with your community!
Find 2024 Mathical Book List flyers to share with your school or community, book cover images of all winners, and more.
We at Mathical are saddened by the news of the death of Mathical author Robie Harris on January 6, 2024. We appreciated her warm and boisterous presence at the National Math Festival in Washington, DC in 2019, where she sat on the carpeted floor of the Mathical Reading Room and read books aloud to children. …
Join the Mathical Book Prize on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 12-1pm U.S. Eastern / 9-10am U.S. Pacific Time via Zoom to learn about the winning titles for the 2024 Mathical Book Prize! This online event is free and open to the public, and will feature live conversation with some of this year’s winning authors.
Do you love sports? Numbers – and other fine characters – abound in the nonfiction and fiction titles featured!
