"This clever and approachable picture book helps to normalize math and welcomes elementary aged readers into a world in which math can be more friend than foe." —School Library Journal, starred review

"A buoyantly funny take on the ubiquity and practicality of math--with encouragement not to fear mistakes." —Kirkus Reviews

For kids who think they hate math, this math picture book uses humor to find the fun in the subject.

Nikhil is an Indian American boy who does not like math! Math gives him a tummy ache, and making mistakes scares him. His teacher encourages him to write letters to math to explore his feelings.

Soon, Nikhil is surprised to learn that not only are drawing, counting, and measuring all a part of math, but math will actually help him when he grows up—whether he pursues his dream of becoming an astronaut or an artist.

Told through his humorous letters to math over a school year, readers observe Nikhil go from feeling uneasy even thinking about math, to embracing how universal and even FUN math is in all its various forms. Dear Math, We're Not Friends makes an excellent gift for math teachers, librarians, and parents who want to help kids find the joy in math and develop a positive relationship with it.

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