Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late - Hardcover

by Laura Overdeck (Author), Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

Get ready for back-to-school season with the Bedtime Math mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives!

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine

We all know it's wonderful to read bedtime stories to kids, but what about doing math? Many generations of Americans are uncomfortable with math and numbers, and too often we hear the phrase, "I'm just not good at math!" For decades, this attitude has trickled down from parents to their kids, and we now have a culture that finds math dry, intimidating, and just not cool.

Bedtime Math wants to change the way we introduce math to children: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. Inside this book, families will find fun, mischief-making math problems to tackle--math that isn't just kid-friendly, but actually kid-appealing. With over 100 math riddles on topics from jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks nothing like school. And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something for everyone. We can make numbers fun, and change the world, one Bedtime Math puzzle at a time!

Author Biography

Laura Overdeck is the author of Bedtime Math, Bedtime Math 2: This Time It's Personal, and Bedtime Math 3: The Truth Comes Out. Laura knows a thing or two about numbers. As a kid, she sat and memorized perfect squares for fun, before it was cool. And as a mom, she (along with her husband, John) decided to give their three children math problems alongside bedtime stories, and soon Bedtime Math was born. Laura holds a BA in astrophysics from Princeton University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. When not playing with numbers, Laura pursues her other interests, which include chocolate, wine, extreme gravity stunts, and LEGO Mindstorms. Find out more at bedtimemath.org.