Imagine Counting All the Stars by Gabriel Evans, Raewyn Caisley
Published by Candlewick Press, Candlewick Press (MA) on June 4, 2024
ISBN: 1536228311
Genres: Non-Fiction, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Maddie loves math and learning about it from her father. Her mind loves thinking and figuring in mathematical terms. The way she feels and thinks about math sometimes separates her from her friends in her class who are interested in seeing things in different ways. When a new girl, Priya, arrives it challenges Maddie to try even harder to be the best she can. Through the process she realizes that Priya is very similar to herself and during a long-awaited trip to the observatory with her father the girls realize their special bond.

This is a book about math, about love, and about finding friends you can be yourself around encompassing both non-fiction and fiction. Beautiful illustrations depict not only the solid facts of the math functions described in the text but also the feelings the characters explore and the world they live in.While math is about facts the illustrations softly guide the reader through the story.

This book could be used for many purposes; be it an introduction to the math principals, an exploration of how differently people think and how they approach the world, the love of family, or the joy and challenges of friendships.

Reviewed by MaryAnn Lopes, Lewiston Public Schools, Lewiston