What Makes a Great Storybook Guide?
What makes a great storybook guide? We share the Mathical Books guides for educators, librarians, and parents from our collaborators, plus resources for more!
News & Updates
Mathical Collection Development Awards: Apply by Nov. 9, 2023
The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), in partnership with School Library Journal (SLJ), announce a fifth cycle of a funding program aimed at getting fiction and nonfiction inspiring a love of math into the hands of K–12 students in Title I schools. The 2023–24 Mathical Collection Development Awards will award $700 to up to 32 Title I U.S. …
Siblings in Math
When books mirror our lives, they are more fun to read. Here are some of our favorite Mathical children’s book titles featuring brothers, sisters, and family antics! AGAIN, ESSIE? by Jenny Lacika Rafael likes to build things. Essie likes to knock them down. What will it take for Rafael to create a barrier of makeshift …
NCTE, NCTM Distribute Mathical Books to Language Arts & Math Classrooms
Altogether more than 9,850 students in low-income schools received access to Mathical Books through grants to language arts and mathematics classroom teachers in Spring 2023.
2024 Selection Panel
Meet the members of the 2024 Mathical Book Prize Selection Panel.
Mathical Books: The Next Chapter
Mathical is bigger than a book prize. Once a book is selected for the Mathical List, the next chapter in our relationship begins…. We distribute Mathical books to kids in need both locally in the Bay Area and nationally in Title I schools. We connect authors with schools and libraries to host book readings. We …
Mathical 2024 Call for Submissions
The 2024 Mathical Book Prize submissions will open August 30 – September 29, 2023. In honor of Mathical’s 10th anniversary, publishers are warmly invited to submit an unlimited number of qualified titles for any and all age groups. UPDATE – September 30, 2023: The 2024 Mathical Book Prize submission period has now ended. Publishers who …
Welcoming the Guru Krupa Foundation
The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), organizer of the Mathical Book Prize, welcomes our newest supporter of Mathical, the Guru Krupa Foundation! The Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF) is a private foundation incorporated in New York. The Foundation follows a holistic approach to charitable giving, addressing a range of issues from education to basic sustenance, arts & culture, …
Quests, Adventures, and the Unknown
It’s time to go on a quest! Check out these Mathical award-winning stories of math action and adventure, for elementary, middle, and high school readers: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L’Engle This classic novel traces Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin’s search for the children’s missing father through space and time. (Ages 8-10, …
Mathical Takes On Codes, Coding, and Coders!
Codes, ciphers, and computer programs feature in several books on the Mathical List. Explore the titles below and test your wits: learn about historical and fictional programmers and more! CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER: HOW ELIZEBETH FRIEDMAN CHANGED THE COURSE OF TWO WORLD WARS by Laurie Wallmark She started out deciphering codes in Shakespeare’s plays…then with …
2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Award Winners
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, SLMath Tap 32 Title I School Libraries, Winners of 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards View on SLJ website 32 Title I school libraries to receive grants to purchase $700 in Mathical Prize-winning books Thirty-two schools have been named recipients of the 2023 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards. Presented by the Simons …
Puzzles for All Ages, Mathical Style!
Do you love puzzles? So do we! Check out the wonderfully puzzling books below: HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? by Steve Light A child’s best friend may be a large green dragon…but where oh where on each page can that dragon be? (Ages 2-4) CAO CHONG WEIGHS AN ELEPHANT by Songju Ma Daemicke Can you …
Girl Power = Math Heroines + Inspiring Stories
Did Pi Day whet your appetite for math? We love these titles that show girls making waves in math! Explore a few of the many girl-power themed books on the Mathical List — for all ages, from kids to teens below. THE GIRL WITH A MIND FOR MATH: THE STORY OF RAYE MONTAGUE by Julia Finley …
CBC Hosts Q&A for Publishers
Children’s book publishing house representatives joined SLMath Outreach Coordinator Kirsten Bohl for a Live Q&A session about the Mathical Book Prize in a video call hosted by the Children’s Book Council on March 2, 2023. Publishers’ questions ranged from how the committee thinks about their decision making, to gaps in the list, to marketing of winning titles, …
2023 Mathical Winners Announced
2023 Mathical Book Prize Award Winners for Ages 2-18 Berkeley, CA – February 15, 2023 — The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) announced today the 2023 winners of the Mathical Book Prize, which recognizes outstanding fiction and literary nonfiction for youth ages 2-18. This year’s selections explore the many facets of mathematics in the …
Mathical 2023 Media Kit
As always, we appreciate your help spreading the word about the Mathical Book Prize to parents, librarians, educators, and literature-lovers of all ages. Below you will find some tools to do that more easily. A recording of the 2023 Mathical Awards Announcement was made available following the event broadcast on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. 2023 …
2023 Mathical Award Announcement – Wed. February 15 (Online)
Thank you to all who joined the Mathical Book Prize on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern / 12:30-1:30pm Pacific Time via Zoom to learn about the winning titles for the 2023 Mathical Book Prize! View Event Recording This online event was free and open to the public, and featured live conversation with all …
Event Recording: “Developing Math Joy & Identity Through Literature” on Dec. 14, 2022
Top row: Dr. Kristopher Childs, Open Up Resources; Ana Crespo, Author, “Lia & Luís: Who Has More?“; Dr. Christopher Danielson, Author, “Which One Doesn’t Belong? A Shapes Book“; Rakhee Dodia, Erikson Institute Middle row: Dr. Herbert Ginsburg, Teachers College Columbia University; Marlene Kilman, TERC/Charlesbridge Storytelling Math series; Araceli Moreno Lomeli, McHenry Public Library District; Carolyn …
View Recording: “The Joy of Math Literacy” Event on Nov. 16, 2022
Join 4 Mathical authors, two hosts, and one more amazing panelist for this incredible event! Join the Mathical Book Prize and ParentChild+ on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:30pm Eastern Time for a free webinar broadcast on YouTube. A recording of this event is now available on YouTube: Event Overview Panelists: Moderators: How can we …
Oakland Book Distribution with Bring Me a Book, Oakland Literacy Coalition, & Bookelicious
The Mathical Book Prize is proud to announce that 42 Title I schools and organizations including classrooms, libraries, and extended learning programs in Oakland, California received sets of 10 Mathical titles in grade-level bands, and a book cubby in which to store the books. A total of 130 sets of books was distributed by the …
2023 Selection Panel
Meet the members of the 2023 Mathical Book Prize Selection Panel.
2022 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Award Winners
Twenty-five school libraries have been named recipients of the 2022 Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards.
Mathical Authors Participate in Read Across America Events
Mathical award winners Jen Arena, Ana Crespo, and Traci Sorell joined online programs for libraries and classrooms.
Event: 2022 Mathical Book Prize Announcement & Author Readings
Mathical book lovers gathered online for the 2022 awards announcement. All 5 authors of winning titles read from their lively new works.