Now What? A Math Tale by Robie H Harris illustrated by Chris Catterton

Puppy loves to build and he loves to snooze.  He decides to build a bed for a snooze. How can he assemble the blocks to make a comfortable bed that is just right? He has eleven blocks but they are all different - rectangles, triangles and squares.

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I marvel at the inventiveness of book creators. I've been reading children's books for over 40 years and so you might think nothing will surprise me - wrong! This book is so surprising, and amazing, and just fun! This is surely the perfect way to introduce and reinforce simple geometry concepts. This book is begging for interaction. If you plan to read this book with a young child I suggest you gather up the same blocks and work alongside our pup as he experiments and makes so many discoveries about how shapes work. Puppy does not give up on his plan even when things don't quite work. I especially love the way he uses the last two blocks to make the perfect bed.

If you work with preschool children this book should be an essential purchase and I am happy to report that the hardcover edition is available for a low price. Robie Harris has an excellent web site where you can see all of her picture books and read review comments. Take a look at Chris Chatterton's web site too.

Now What? A Math Tale is the second book in a series by Robie H Harris which begins with  Crash Boom.