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Early picture books with maths themes for your child

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You could borrow these from the public library

These stories all involve using number.

Ten, nine, eight by Molly Bang, Red Fox
Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake, Fontana Picture Lions
Rooster's off to see the world by Eric Carle, Puffin
Ten tall oaktrees by Tomie de Paola, Macmillan
Rabbit rabbits on by Susanna Gretz, Little Mammoth
How many stars in the sky? by Lenny Hort, London Cape
The doorbell rang by Pat Hutchins, Puffin
Two by two by Barbara Reid, Scholastic
Finished being four by V A Wilkins, Tamarind

These stories all involve shape, space and size.

The incredible shrinking hippo by Stephanie Baudet, Puffin
Jim and the beanstalk by Raymond Briggs, Hamilton
The enormous crocodile by Roald Dahl, Puffin
Mog's box by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski, Puffin
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchinson, Harmondsworth Ð Penguin
Where's Spot? by Eric Hill, Baker Books

These stories involve different types of maths.

Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle, Hamish Hamilton
What's the time, Mr Wolf? by Colin Hawkins, Heinemann
Mr Wolf's Week by Colin Hawkins, Picture Lions
The giant jam sandwich by J Lord and J Burroway, Cape
Six dinner Sid by Inga Moore, Simon and Schuster
A piece of cake by Jill Murphy, Walker Books
Elmer by D McKee, Andersen (Pattern)
My Mum and Dad make me laugh by Nick Sharratt (Pattern)
Not Like That Like This by Bradman & Burrough, Methuen Children's
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Hamish HamiltonCounting and maths books for your child

Counting and maths books for your child

You could borrow these from the public library.

Number

Counting by Henry Pluckrose, Watts
Numbers by Henry Pluckrose, Watts
A Caribbean counting book by Charles Faustin, Barefoot Beginners
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell, Clarion
My arctic 1, 2, 3 by Michael Kusugak, Annick
Emeka's gift - an African counting book by Ifeoma Onyefulu, Lincoln
The Kingfisher picture number book by Gil Brackenbury, Kingfisher
How many? by Debbi MacKinnon, Lincoln
Let's look at numbers by Nicola Tuxworth, Lorenz
Lucy and Tom's 1, 2, 3 by Shirley Hughes, Puffin
Number Puzzles by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Facts and Figures by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Numbers by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
I spy numbers in art by Lu Micklethwait, Collins
Games by Ivan Bullock, Watts
I can count by Denise Patrick, Golden Books
Is a blue whale the biggest thing there is? by Robert Wells, Watts
Fun with numbers by Peter Patilla and Brigitte McDonald, Belitha Press

Shape, Space and Size

Shape by Henry Pluckrose, Watts
Big and Little by Henry Pluckrose, Watts
Railways by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Boxes by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Circles by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Big and small by David Bennett, Reed

Different types of maths

Pattern by Henry Pluckrose, Watts
Games by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Printing by Rose Griffiths, A & C Black
Where's Wally now? by Martin Handford, Walker

Songs and rhymes for you and your child

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Seven dizzy dragons and other maths rhymes by Sue Atkinson, Cambridge
Multicultural folktale fingerplays by Bill Gordh, Scholastic
Thematic poems, songs and fingerplays by Meish Goldish
Count me in, songs and rhymes about numbers,
A & C Black

Maths videos for your child

You could borrow these from the public library

Shapes and opposites with Floella Benjamin, Dorling Kindersley
Time and growing with Floella Benjamin, Dorling Kindersley

Useful books about young children learning maths

Help your child learn number skills by Fran Mosley, Usborne
The Parent and Child Programme, Octopus
Publishing Group, 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1

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