Monster Math

Monster Math makes learning numbers and math concepts super fun and approachable! The colorful monster characters really capture kids’ attention, turning tricky problems into playful adventures. Perfect for early learners who need a boost of confidence. Highly recommend for parents and teachers alike!

This was a fun book about monsters coming (add) and leaving (subtract) a party. It was recommended by my daughter’s second grade teacher. I would say it’s more of a middle/end of first grade level book. Unless your child is advanced reader. It was an easy read for my daughter and she reads at grade level. (Halfway through second grade).

This colorful book was used for a math activity with my kindergarten class and the kids really responded well to the creatively drawn monsters and colorful pictures. It helped them understand simple addition and subtraction, without being too over their heads. They also found it silly and laughed at all the appropriate times! I truly enjoyed reading this book to them and would highly recommend it for teachers and parents alike. Definitely a book I will use again!

This is a great book, for some reason I expected a hardcover but it is softcover.I should have read further but that's what you get for 1 click.

This book ended up being my one-year-old nephew’s favorite book!

Love the pictures and story of this book

My kids are older now but back when they were toddlers this was always a favorite. The premise is hilarious -- a little monster is having a birthday party, each rambunctious attendee is a completely different adorable monster, and all kinds of mishaps ensue. My children loved the part about the monsters standing on their heads -- they are literally standing on their (removed) heads. Sounds gruesome, but it is actually clever and funny. We also liked to point out that someone took a bite out of the couch during the party. At least, we would say, no one did that at your party.I can't believe this isn't considered a classic -- my 18-year old son still remembers reading this particular book with fondness. I wish I had a hardback copy for future grandchildren (mine is paperback).

The idea of this book is great for teaching/reinforcing math skills for beginning counters. I did enjoy the text. One monster has a birthday party and more and more monsters show up and then leave. Your child is supposed to count the monsters. The book takes them up slowly from 1-10 and then jumps from 10 to 20 to 30 to 40 to 50 and back down quickly from 50 to 10 to 5, 4, 3, 2 to 1 (the birthday girl).Love the idea of this book; however, there is a major flaw in it surrounding the illustrations. While they are interesting and cute, they do not make for "easy" counting for little ones. For example, one of the monsters has two heads - does that count for one monster or two then? (counts for two) and some of the monsters, you can only see an arm, leg, or part of a head (like a horn), so it was confusing for the little kids who were actually trying to count them all. My children even mistook the pinata for a monster on one page. Also, the birthday girl's mother (who is a monster) is in some of the pages, but you are not supposed to count her as one of them - see what I mean? The rules, logic, and order are missing in the illustrations and that is the foundation of math. The pattern of 30 or 40 or 50 monsters on a page to count is so random that even I couldn't remember if I had counted "that one" yet or not. So this might be better suited for an older counter if you are just beginning with a younger child. I think when the kids are young, it is especially important to build their confidence and skills with consistency, simplicity and when they succeed by counting the right number, that positive success makes it more fun for them and they want to keep learning. This book made my 4 yr old twins frustrated. They kept counting and winding up with the wrong number and they are actually one year ahead in math, so I know it's simply the illustrations. Me having to explain that "technically" there are 41 monsters on that page, but you're not supposed to count the mother as a monster. And they retort, "But isn't she a monster, mom?" - well yes, she is. It ended up being more of a frustration than the great counting book it could have been. I hope someday they reillustrate the book and keep these things in mind.I'd recommend "Math for All Seasons" by Greg Tang for young children. In his book, the illustrations are clearly laid out and organized and make it fun for the kids to count and succeed.Check it out from your library before you spend the money on it. I'm glad I did.