I’m Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton. PICTURE BOOK. Viking (Penguin Random House), 2019. $18. 9780451480903
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
The narrator of this book is sure that he does not love math. An alien responds to the narrator explaining all the great ways math shows up in the world. It shows up in music and baking and nature. The narrator decides that since math is a part of so many things he already loves, he probably loves math too.
This book is at a slight disadvantage because I’m Trying to Love Spiders was such a good book and this one follows the same style and aesthetic, but just isn’t quite as fun. It is interesting in its own right and would be a fun addition to a math classroom.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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