(alphabetical by skill)

Comparing Amounts

Just Enough Carrots by Stuart J. Murphy
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
How Many Twos? by Judy Hindley
My Kitchen by Harlow Rockwell

Comparing Sizes

The Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? by Tana Hoban
Titch by Pat Hutchins
Super Super Superwords by Bruce McMillan

Comparing Weights

Mighty Maddie by Stuart J. Murphy
The Dragon’s Scales by Sarah Albee
The 100-Pound Problem by Jennifer Dussling
Tell Me How Much It Weighs by Shirley Willis

Counting

Every Buddy Counts by Stuart J. Murphy
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell

Counting by 5s and 10s

Leaping Lizards by Stuart J. Murphy
Count on Pablo by Barbara Derubertis
The King’s Commissioners by Aileen Friedman
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes

Counting On

Jack the Builder by Stuart J. Murphy
Quack and Count by Keith Baker
Sitting Down To Eat by Bill Harley
The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs by Chinlun Lee

Directions

Bug Dance by Stuart J. Murphy
Rex’s Dance by Fay Robinson
Dance Away by George Shannon
Which Way, Ben Bunny? by Mavis Smith

Doubling Numbers

Double the Ducks by Stuart J. Murphy
How Many Feet in the Bed by Diane Johnston Hamm
Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong
The Token Gift by Hugh William McKibbon

Hours

It's About Time by Stuart J. Murphy
Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins
My First Book of Time by Claire Llewellyn
Train Leaves the Station by Eve Merriam

Matching

A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy
Dots, Spots, Speckles, and Stripes by Tana Hoban
Knowabout Pattern by Henry Pluckrose
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Matching Sets

Seaweed Soup by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Math Games II by Mitsumasa Anno
Hannah and the Seven Dresses by Marthe Jocelyn
Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris

Number Order

One‚ Two, Three‚ Sassafras! by Stuart J. Murphy
Numbers by Richard L. Allington
Me First by Helen Lester
The Robbers Five or Is it Six? by Maria Van Eeden

Odd and Even Numbers

Missing Mittens by Stuart J. Murphy
The Crayon Counting Book by Pam Munoz Ryan and Jerry Pallotta
Even Steven and Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi
12 Ways To Get To 11 by Even Merriam

Opposites

The Greatest Gymnast of All by Stuart J. Murphy
Exactly the Opposite by Tana Hoban
Traffic: A Book of Opposites by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
Becca Backward, Becca Forward by Bruce McMillan

Ordinals

Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
Pancakes for Breakfast by Tommie DePaola
First, Second by Daniil Kharms
Noel the First by Kate McMullen

Pattern Recognition

Beep Beep, Vroom, Vroom! by Stuart J. Murphy
The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Nature’s Paintbrush: The Patterns and Colors Around You by Susan Stockdale

Recognizing Shapes

Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy
The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Circles and Squares Everywhere! by Max Grover

Sequencing

Rabbit's Pajama Party by Stuart J. Murphy
By the Dawn’s Early Light by Karen Ackerman
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Sorting

3 Little Firefighters by Stuart J. Murphy
Sorting by Henry Pluckrose
The Button Box by Margarette Reid
Ocean Parade by Patricia MacCarthy
“A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Subtracting One

Monster Musical Chairs by Stuart J. Murphy
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Splash by Ann Jonas
Six Brave Explorers by Kees Morbeck and Carla Dijs

Understanding Capacity

A House for Birdie by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Math Games II by Mitsumasa Anno
When This Box Is Full by Patricia Lillie
Math Counts: Capacity by Henry Pluckrose

(alphabetical by skill)

Adding

Animals on Board by Stuart J. Murphy
One, Two, Three, And Four. No More? by Catherine Gray
Little 1 by Ann and Paul Rand
So Many Cats! by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Addition Strategies

Mall Mania by Stuart J. Murphy
Two Ways to Count to Ten by Ruby Dee
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
Monster Math Picnic by Grace MacCarone

Addition Strategies

Mall Mania by Stuart J. Murphy
Two Ways to Count to Ten by Ruby Dee
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
Monster Math Picnic by Grace MacCarone

Area

Bigger, Better, Best! by Stuart J. Murphy
My Grandmother’s Patchwork Quilt by Janet Bolton
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns
Not Enough Room! by Joanne Rocklin

Calendars

Pepper's Journal by Stuart J. Murphy
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Gingerbread Days by Joyce Carol Thomas

Combinations

The Sundae Scoop by Stuart J. Murphy
A Three Hat Day by Laura Geringer
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti Jr.
How Hungry Are You? by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen

Comparing Numbers

More or Less by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno
Math for Smarty Pants by Marilyn Burns
Henry Keeps Score by Daphne Skinner

Counting by 2s, 3s and 4s

Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
What Comes in 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s? by Suzanne Aker
Counting by Kangaroos by Joy N. Hulme
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor J. Pinczes

Making Predictions

Same Old Horse by Stuart J. Murphy
That’s Good! That’s Bad! by Margery Cuyler
Anno’s Hat Tricks by Akihiro Nozaki and Mitsumasa Anno
The Napping House by Audrey Wood

Numbers 1 - 100

100 Days of Cool by Stuart J. Murphy
100th Day Worries by Margery Cuyler
The 100th Day of School by Angela Shelf Medearis
100 School Days by Anne Rockwell

Perimeter

Racing Around by Stuart J. Murphy
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! by Marilyn Burns
Mapping Penny’s World by Loreen Leedy
Measuring Up! by Sandra Markle

Regrouping

A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
Count! by Denise Fleming
Each Orange Had 8 Slices by Paul Giganti, Jr.

Rounding

Coyotes All Around by Stuart J. Murphy
Math for All Seasons by Greg Tang
Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement
Moira’s Birthday by Robert N. Munsch

Subtracting

Elevator Magic by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Counting House by Mitsumasa Anno
Number One, Number Fun by Kay Chorao
A Bag Full of Pups by Dick Gackenbach

Three-Dimensional Shapes

Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
When a Line Bends…A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres by Tana Hoban

Understanding Halves

Give Me Half! by Stuart J. Murphy
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Gator Pie by Louise Mathews
The Half-Birthday Party by Charlotte Pomerantz

(alphabetical by skill)

Angles

Hamster Champs by Stuart J. Murphy
Shape Up! by David A. Adler
Pigs on a Ball: Fun with Math and Sports by Amy Axelrod
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander

Bar Graphs

Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Mama Bear by Chyng Feng Sun
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

Building Equations

Ready, Set, Hop! by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Counting House by Mitsumasa Anno
The Great Take-Away by Louise Mathews
Twelve Ways to Get to Eleven by Eve Merriam

Capacity

Room for Ripley by Stuart J. Murphy
A Cake for Me by Karen Magnuson Beil
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookboook for Preschoolers & Up by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson
Measuring Up! Experiments, Puzzles, and Games Exploring Measurement by Sandra Markle

Classifying

Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop by Stuart J. Murphy
Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
A String of Beads by Margarette S. Reid

Counting Coins

The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy
Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells
Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst

Dividing

Divide and Ride by Stuart J. Murphy
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

Dollars and Cents

Sluggers' Car Wash by Stuart J. Murphy
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman

Equivalent Values

Dinosaur Deals by Stuart J. Murphy
A Quarter for the Tooth Fairy by Caren Holtzman
Dealing with Addition by Lynette Long, Ph.D.
Alexander, Who Use to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst

Estimating

Betcha! by Stuart J. Murphy
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement
Counting Jennie by Helena Clare Pittman
How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz

Finding Unknowns

Safari Park by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

Fractions

Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! by Stuart J. Murphy
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy
Eating Fractions by Bruce McMillan

Mapping

Treasure Map by Stuart J. Murphy
My Map Book by Sara Fanelli
Mapping Penny’s World by Loreen Leedy
X Marks the Spot! by Lucille Recht Penner

Metrics

Polly's Pen Pal by Stuart J. Murphy
How Tall, How Short, How Faraway by David A. Adler
Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy
Millions to Measure by David Schwartz

Multiplying

Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do! by Stuart J. Murphy
Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
The 12 Circus Rings by Seymour Chwast
Each Orange Has 8 Slices by Paul Giganti, Jr.

Negative Numbers

Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy
Mr. Monopoly’s Amusement Park by Jackie Glassman
A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure by Angeline Sparagna Lopresti
Zero: Is It Something? Is It Nothing? by Claudia Zaslavsky

Negative Numbers

Less Than Zero by Stuart J. Murphy
Mr. Monopoly’s Amusement Park by Jackie Glassman
A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure by Angeline Sparagna Lopresti
Zero: Is It Something? Is It Nothing? by Claudia Zaslavsky

Percentage

The Grizzly Gazette by Stuart J. Murphy
Math for Smarty Pants by Marilyn Burns
Let’s Count by Tana Hoban
Twizzlers Percentages Book by Jerry Pallotta

Place Value

Earth Day—Hooray! by Stuart J. Murphy
Recycle! A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons
The Warlord’s Beads by Virginia Walton Pilegard
How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz

Reading a Schedule

Rodeo Time by Stuart J. Murphy
The Sun’s Day by Mordicai Gerstein
Pigs on a Blanket by Amy Axelrod
What Time Is It? Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

Reading a Schedule

Rodeo Time by Stuart J. Murphy
The Sun’s Day by Mordicai Gerstein
Pigs on a Blanket by Amy Axelrod
What Time Is It? Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

Shark Swimathon by Stuart J. Murphy
Pigs Will Be Pigs by Amy Axelrod
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by Nathan Zimelman