I Love You 100: A Counting Book Full of Love

 

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

What are your feelings about math? I feel like so many people do not like math and they have a stigma around it. In fact, our society tends to portray high school math as something that is torturous and not used.  However, mindset plays a HUGE role in this success. If you tell your children, watch television shows that tell your children, etc. that math is hard and bad, then they will not have success in math. Mathematicians and especially math teachers are fighting this battle and today's book actually shares how parents can help in the Author's Note. Start them young with math. Today's book is I Love You 100: A Counting Book Full of Love by Danica McKellar and illustrated by Josée Masse. It is recommended for ages 4 to 8 and I would say it would be great to read to even younger children!

About the Book:

I Love You 100: A Counting Book Full of Love is a part of the McKellar Math collection.


Read—and count!—along as a mother expresses love for her child while teaching key concepts for counting to 100. Snuggle up next to your little one with this heartwarming book from Danica McKellar, iconic actress, mathematician, and New York Times bestselling author of Ten Magic Butterflies and Goodnight, Numbers.

I love you!
I love you, too!
I love you three, four, five...

As a mother and son move through their day, Mom counts up all the many moments and reasons that she loves her kiddo—while helping the reader learn to count up to 100! Whether the duo is playing with toy boats, swinging, or cleaning up messes, there is no shortage of love.

This charming picture book from New York Times bestselling author and math education advocate Danica McKellar is a wonderful learning resource and a perfect read-aloud at bedtime!

From Me:

This is a fun counting book full of love. It is a fun way to teach counting and think about how much you love your little ones. It begins with the child questioning "too" as "two" and the counting goes from there. After the first few pages, each double page spread contains ten numbers. Each page also has a square of hearts that get filled in as they are counted. The mother and son spend their time together with trips to the beach, playing outside, brushing teeth, going to sleep, and so much more. Each spread also has a bird suggesting the reader count an object on the page that has the highest number of the page. This book gives many different ways for an adult to teach counting with kids!

I love that the message of the words are about how much love the mother has for the son. She loves him in everyday play and special trips. She loves him when he is mad or sad or happy. There is play and there is learning. There are things to teach related to the numbers but not necessarily counting. For example, 50 is for the states and 60 are the minute marks on a clock. The mom even loves him when he makes a mess. At the end of the book are two hundreds charts in rainbow colors. They show the patterns of rows and columns in the chart. There is also a note to the parents and caregivers about starting math and counting early to get kids caring about math and not being afraid of it and finally some more ideas to do with the book!

This book is perfect for learning to count to 100 but also as a bedtime story or story to share how much you love the little one. The pages are packed with different ways to help kids learn numbers and counting. The numbers are on the pages and there are places to count to the various numbers. It is a wonderful resource for the younger kids to learn counting and to feel safe with a caregiver and numbers! So please help your child's future math teachers and get them interested in numbers and counting and teach them not to fear math!! Happy counting and reading!