2025 Mathical Winners Announced
Explore the 2025 award-winning books for ages 2-18, and find flyers and more to share with your community!
News & Updates
Oh, The Places You’ll Go with Mathical Books
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 …
Mathical 2025 Call for Submissions
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 …
2024 Mathical Winners Announced
Explore the 2024 award-winning books for ages 2-18, and find flyers and more to share with your community!
International Day of Mathematics (3/14) Free Resources
Celebrate March 14, the International of Mathematics — also known as Pi Day, 3.14 — with these free posters and classroom activities from the International Mathematical Union.
May the Best Player Win
Mathical Selection Committee member Johanna Cinquegrana interviews author Kyla Zhao (May the Best Player Win) about her book, playing chess, and centering a love for the joys of the game over competitive pressures.
Mathical 2025 Media Kit
Find 2025 Mathical Book List flyers to share with your school or community, book cover images of all winners, and more.
Readathon Reveal: Desmos Calculator
We've partnered with our friends at Desmos and Mathical author/illustrator Don Tate to share with you surprise artwork for Readathon participating schools!
Register for the 2025 Mathical Award Announcement On Thurs. 2/20 (Online)
Register via Zoom to join us on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 12-1pm U.S. Eastern Time as we share the 2025 Mathical Book Prize winners, including live conversation and readings with some of this year's winners.
Mathical Readathon: Celebrating 1,000 Reads!
Mathical Readathon 2024-25 Congratulations! You did it! Your school reached 1,000 reads. We hope you enjoy this brief congratulations video from Mathical Committee member Mike Shaughnessy. (Extra challenge: Can you figure out what mathy joke is on Mike’s sweatshirt? Can you see a math symbol there? How about a play on words?)
2024-25 Mathical Collection Development Award Winners
School Library Journal and the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute announce 36 U.S. Title I Schools as winners of $850 grants to purchase titles from the Mathical Book Prize list for their school libraries.
Mathical Author School Visits
Information about Mathical award-winning authors who participate in school visits, both in-person and online.
How to Download & Sort the Mathical Book List
Instructions on how to download and sort the Mathical Booklist by grade level, reading difficulty (lexile level), genre, format, and other methods to find the best books for your students.
How to Find the Books
Resources for finding Mathical award-winning books, from school library collections to titles available at low cost to schools and more.
Readathon School Milestones
Each month after Readathon participating classrooms report their total reads, we celebrate their milestones!
Readathon Mini News
Archive of monthly mini newsletters shared with registered Readathon participants, including classroom activities and more!
Readathon: Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to educator questions about how to participate, where to find Mathical award-winning books, free classroom resources, and more.
Readathon Participation Graphics
Free graphics to share on class or school websites or newsletters sharing Readathon participation and milestones achieved.
Readathon Classroom Printables
Free classroom printables, featuring student reading records, classroom reading counter, and coloring pages, designed by Mathical author Lalena Fisher (Friends Beyond Measure)!
Powers of Ten: What’s It All About?
Learn about the mathematical idea of powers of 10 and exponents - or how a small number can grow and grow! Check out these short videos, Mathical books, and activities.
Apply Now: Mathical Collection Development Awards (2024-2025)
School Library Journal (SLJ) and the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) have announced a sixth cycle of a funding program aimed at getting literary fiction and nonfiction inspiring a love of math into the hands of K–12 students in Title I schools. The Mathical Collection Development Awards are available to school libraries in qualifying schools in the U.S. Presented …
2025 Selection Panel
Meet the members of the 2025 Mathical Book Prize Selection Panel.
Mathical at Raleigh’s BugFest 2024
Mathical Books joined forced with our friends at Natural Math to take part in the Math Neighborhood at BugFest on September 14, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. BugFest is a program of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Dr. Maria Droujkova of Natural Math joined with seven math-related nonprofit and dozens of math enthusiasts …
Mathical Books Distributed to Oakland, CA Public Schools
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 Partners with Nebraska Math Teachers
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 …
Mathical at KQED Fest in San Francisco
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 …
Back to School with NCTM & NCTE
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 — …