2016 Mathical Book Prize Winners Announced
Second annual prize highlights books and graphic novels that let kids explore math in the world around them.
News & Updates
2016 Mathical Publishers & Press Kit
The 2016 Mathical Press Kit is now available to spread the word about the winning prize titles! You can find the Mathical press release, sample promotional content for newsletters and social media (#mathicalbooks), and a color flier to print.
MSRI’s Mathical Book Prize Goes to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston!
Boston, Massachusetts – Children’s book authors, an early childhood expert, and a youth librarian made up the Mathical Books panel at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting, to highlight the need for effective literary math books in early childhood development and paths for librarians to incorporate math-themed literature into their collections. More than 100 librarians …
Mathical in the News: Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly highlights the upcoming Mathical Books panel at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston as a can’t miss event for librarians. We hope you can join us to meet some of the Mathical selection committee and get a sneak preview of the 2016 Prize winners! Mathical Books! For Librarians—and Tots to Teens …
Mathical Titles Reach Children in Need
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and the First Book Marketplace announced today more than 1,500 Mathical award-winning titles were donated to more than 100 schools, Head Start sites and other early childhood centers, and community agencies serving children in need across 31 states.
2015 Mathical Winner Reading Guides for Parents and Educators
Download free PDF reading guides from MSRI and First Book for each of the 2015 Mathical Book Prize award-winning titles.
Mathical Goes to the National Book Festival!
Very young children and kids of all ages can experience math in new and surprising ways at the National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress on Saturday, September 5, in Washington, DC. Throughout the day at MSRI’s Mathical Station, authors of Mathical storybooks will meet and greet kids and their families. Young ones can …
2015 Selection Panel
Meet the members of the 2015 Mathical Book Prize Selection Panel.
Curious George’s “Cousin” Loves Books about Math
Curious George is a perennial favorite among pre-K readers. But have you met George’s cousin, who loves math?
Mathical Bookmark, Poster, One-Pager
We hope you enjoy these resources about our winning titles!
#MathicalBooks Social Media Contest Starts April 28, 2015!
What is Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens? Books can be a fantastic way to get kids of all ages excited and interested in math. Now, there’s a new annual book prize, Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens, recognizing the most inspiring math-related fiction and nonfiction books for youth of all …
2015 Inaugural Award Winners Announced
Announcing the inaugural winners of a new youth book prize honoring the most inspiring math-related fiction and nonfiction books.
Mathical Winners Announcement and Book Signing
Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens debuts in Washington, DC next week: to announce the inaugural list of winning books, to be welcomed by the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) at the White House, and to host a book signing with the winning authors. Winners Announcement Join the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute …
Mathical Book Prize Launch
What if every young person grew up loving to spot patterns, play games, and solve puzzles? That might be a mathematician’s dream, and indeed that goal is now nearer at hand with the creation of the Mathical Book Prize. The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) are pleased to announce …
Mathical Books to Reach Children in Need
At least 5,000 copies of winning Mathical books will be available exclusively to schools and programs serving children in need when the winners are announced in April 2015.