Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late by Laura Overdeck

Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late by Laura Overdeck

Get ready for back-to-school season with the Bedtime Math mission: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives!

"We want kids to feel about math the way they feel about dessert after dinner." --Laura Overdeck, Time magazine

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 the way we introduce math to children: to make math a fun part of kids' everyday lives. 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!

Bedtime Math and Bedtime Math 2: This Time It's Personal are written by Laura Overdeck. Laura is an expert in the field of mathematics. She used to sit and remember perfect squares for pleasure when she was a youngster, before it was cool. As a mother, she and her husband, John, decided to give their three children arithmetic tasks in addition to bedtime stories, and Bedtime Math was created. Laura graduated from Princeton University with a BS in astrophysics and an MBA from the Wharton School of Management.

Laura's other interests include chocolate, wine, high gravity stunts, and LEGO Mindstorms when she's not messing with numbers. Further information is available at bedtimemath.org.