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Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late (Bedtime Math Series) Hardcover – June 25, 2013

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Our mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives.

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 all that. 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.

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“Overdeck debuts with a just-irreverent-enough book . . . . She shows that she knows her audience and loves her subject. Paillot (the My Weird School series) is a great choice for collaborator . . . he does it all with a good-hearted, goofy energy that should propel readers through the pages.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

“[This program] may have the potential to make bedtime math problems as loved as the bedtime story. . . . Hats off to Laura Overdeck. This project is a winner. A simple idea that may have as much of an impact on improving the science, technology, engineering and math interest in our children as many other well-funded programs.” ―Wired/GeekDad

“We all know we should read to our kids. But even if bedtime stories are routine in your house, when's the last time you gave your kids a bedtime math problem? Probably never. And that's one reason American students might struggle in a future that requires mathematical literacy... Maybe if more children grew up doing bedtime math problems, those numbers would be different.” ―USA Today

“Besides stopping the bad-mouthing of our own math skills and making sure that we're distributing our numbers-related conversations equally among our sons and daughters, what can a parent do to increase "math awareness" in our everyday lives? How about a bedtime math problem? . . . [in Bedtime Math]They're meant to be solved in their heads, and to promote both giggles and mathematical thought.” ―New York Times Motherlode Blog

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Feiwel & Friends; 3d ptg. edition (June 25, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250035856
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250035851
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 0.5 x 9.4 inches

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Laura Overdeck has a BA in astrophysics from Princeton University and knows numbers. Since she enjoys them so much, she (along with her husband John) decided to give their three children math problems instead of bedtime stories, and BEDTIME MATH was born. Visit her on the Web at bedtimemath.org.

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Jessica Baker

Fun for bedtime

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2023

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I have an 8 year old (Grade 2) who loves math - this book was great for reading aloud while getting ready for bed. She could handle all the problems in the book, a few of the "Big Kid" questions tripped her up and she needed help talking through it. This would be great for families with 5-8 year old children.

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Jen

Excellent - my Kindergartner loves it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2014

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My son is in Kindergarten and we read a page of this book every night after we read a "real" story - he looks forward to it and always reminds me if I forget.

The book is set up with a short story on the left page, and three short word problems on the right page, arranged in three skill levels. The grammar in some of the short stories is a little strange (I've seen a few made-up words, run-on sentences, things like that) so I usually read this part to him so I can re-word or simplify anything that would be unclear. My son reads the math problems, I answer any questions he has on what it's asking, and then we work through the math together.

We keep a piece of lined paper in the book as our placeholder, and work the math problems here. He can add 10 apples and 3 oranges in his head or on his fingers, for example, but I think it's useful for him to learn how to turn a word problem into an equation, and say 10 + 3 = 13 fruit. He does well on the 1st and 2nd level questions, but often needs help with the third. One that we read the other night asked how many times faster a cheetah was travelling at 75 mph than a bus travelling at 25 mph. This one took a lot of help for a six-year-old, but I hope that by hearing about the concepts of multiplication, division, ratios, etc., and getting used to how to identify these problems and seeing how they look on paper, he'll be familiar with these concepts when he gets to them in school.

In short - worth every penny, but be prepared to sit and explain the problem and how the solution is reached if you have a young child. We spend about 15-20 minutes on one page of the book each night, so be sure to begin early enough before bedtime so you have plenty of time to work out the problems and discuss them. Have your pencil and paper handy. I'm grateful that this book has showed my son the real-world application of math (though the questions are silly, it shows him that math is more than just context-less numbers - it's a real tool to get a real answer to a real question) and sparked a love of math within him.

I have already purchased this book as a birthday gift for a seven year old. It was well received and I would give this as a gift to one of my son's friends again. We will also be buying the second book once we finish this one.

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"EDUCATIONAL, FASCINATING, AND FUN-FILLED!"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 25, 2013

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Laura Overdeck delivers an exciting, fun-filled book for children to practice math skills. There are 86 pages of delightful topics, each topic is another math-solving problem. Some of the topics include: Eggstreme Mess; Playing Ketchup; Weather Or Not; Say Cheese; and several more. The stunning, colorful illustrations are funny, and inspire children to read. In addition, the author provides 3 challenges: WEE ONES,LITTLE KIDS, and BIG KIDS. The last page is a chart, providing the answers to all the math problems. Also, on each page, the answer is provided upside-down. It is found next to the page number, so that you are forced to turn the book upside-down to read the answer, after solving the math problem. An example of WEE ONES: If you throw 9 strands of angel hair pasta at the wall, but only 2 stick to it, how many end up on the floor? The questions become more-and-more challenging for LITTLE KIDS, and BIG KIDS. Laura Overdeck creates fun-filled games that interest children, such as skateboarding, games about water, jumping games and much more. The illustrations add additional entertainment, while the child is learning math skills. I wish this book was published when my children were young, because it inspires the child as they read-and-solve math problems. The illustrations are funny as they encourage thought-provoking math practice skills. This delightful book is educational, and a great way to practice math. Every colorful page provides a new math problem, along with illustrations. This is one of the most encouraging books for children to learn math that I have seen, and I will share it family and friends, who have young children. This fascinating book is a very good excuse indeed, when your child stays up late. Entertaining, educational, and inspiring. Highly recommended!

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Math made Fun, Fun, Fun

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2013

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The author and her husband came up with an innovative and simple idea of how to get their own children interested in math without boring routine memorization and the ubiquitous FLASH CARDS, by making the learning experience games about some gross and exciting things that all younger children will enjoy. Younger kids, at say four years will have some problems with a few of the concepts, but not all, while a few very select 3yo may understand many of the problems. I would say the book is more suited to those kids 5 and up, but parental persistent in playing these math quiz games will make much of the difference in how each child does.

To avoid the stigma attached to the degree of difficulty with each set of problems, the author used the terms "WEE ONES', "LITTLE KIDS", AND "BIG KIDS' rather than easy, average, and hard/difficult, especially since what may be easy one child of a particular age, can be quite difficult for another.

The book is divided into five major sections/chapters with problems geared to the overall topic formulated in each. The main chapters were:
1. Exploding Food - my favorite and one that most kids will love
2. Wild Pets - another of my favorites
3. Extreme Vehicles
4. Sports You Shouldn't Try - this should be strictly adhered to by parents/grandparents going over the problems discussed in this chapter
5. Really Odd Jobs

Let us not forget to give credit to the illustrator for his great renderings of each subject discussed. They were cute to say the least.

Overall an enjoyable book to help your youngster gain math skills without seemingly like that is what you are doing.

Great job for both the author and illustrator.

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E. Lkwd

Pique son intérêt, démarre doucement les maths

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on May 9, 2014

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Acheté pour initier un enfant de 4 ans aux problèmes de maths par un parent "non-matheux". Les petits textes qui précèdent les problèmes sont drôles, ainsi que les dessins. Le premier niveau de difficulté (additions surtout, le plus souvent avec les 10 doigts) est encore parfois trop difficile pour qu'il le fasse tout seul, mais avec de l'aide il y arrive en général. Les solutions sont fournies en bas de page et un tableau à la fin du livre donne les opérations pour chaque question. Comme le but de l'achat était d'intéresser aux maths et non pas qu'il réussisse d'emblée, le pari est gagné : il essaie d'inventer parfois ses propres " problèmes" et réclame régulièrement de lire plusieurs pages du livre. Si le type de problèmes n'a rien d'original hormis le contexte, (traduction ~ Si tu as 10 cannettes de soda et tu n'en a mis que 5 au frigo et laissé les autres en plein soleil, combien exploseront à l'ouverture? ), et pourrait être fait par des parents en dehors de ce livre, nous le trouvons bien pratique et le recommandons.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on February 20, 2016

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very entertaining

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 16, 2016

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I ordered this book after reading all these amazing reviews here. For us, the book didn't work. The illustrations are too simple to interest my 6 year old for long, and the stories are a bit random- they are basically facts about the world that are somehow connected to maths. A found the kids national geographic more interesting for such stories. this book did not spark any interest in maths in my child and so was returned.

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Sarah

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 12, 2019

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My 5yo loves it, the different levels and interesting facts keep her interested and practising maths while she's at it.

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Vanessa

not just for bedtime

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 11, 2014

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My son has never been a fan of maths but has really enjoyed doing a maths puzzle a day.
my only criticism would be it is very american, weights in pounds, measurements in feet, sometimes you need to translate to language your child recognises.
Over all a great fun maths book!

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