Books for Teaching Primary Math

K-2 teachers love to teach using picture books!  Here is a list of books suggested by the Math Learning Center for teaching mathematics concepts.  If you go to the Multnomah County Library, you can reserve books to be delivered to your local library for pick up.  

Counting & Number Sense

Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
1,2,3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle
Let’s Count by Tana Hoban
Two Ways to Count to Ten by Ruby Dee
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam (used in Bridges Grade 2)
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental


Adding & Subtracting
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti
Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam (used in Bridges Grade 2)


Multiplying
Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale by Lily Toy Hong
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Mitsumasa Anno


Dividing
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczes (used in Bridges Grade 2)
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Time

Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper
Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray


Money
Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson (used in Bridges Grade K)
Jenny Found a Penny by Trudy Harris
Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan
Arthur’s Funny Money by Lillian Hoban (used in Bridges Grade 2)


Problem Solving
Anno's Hat Trick by Mitsumasa Anno
The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang


Fractions
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! by Stuart J. Murphy
Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy
Fraction Fun by David A. Adler

Geometry

So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban

A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman (used in Bridges Grade 2)

Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres by Tana Hoban


Measurement
How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller
Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz (used in Bridges Grade 5)
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement