by New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar
Join Danica McKellar in this delightful picture book that combines heartfelt storytelling with essential counting skills, making it a perfect bedtime read for your little ones.
Praise for
I Love You 100
“[Danica McKellar’s] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere.”
– Brightly
“Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids.”
– L.A. Parent Magazine
About I Love You 100
Read–and count!–along as a mother expresses love for her child while teaching key concepts for counting to 100. Snuggle up next to your little one with this heartwarming book from Danica McKellar, iconic actress, mathematician, and New York Times bestselling author of Ten Magic Butterflies and Goodnight, Numbers.
I love you!
I love you, too!
I love you three, four, five…
As a mother and son move through their day, Mom counts up all the many moments and reasons that she loves her kiddo–while helping the reader learn to count up to one hundred! Whether the duo is playing with toy boats, swinging, or cleaning up messes, there is no shortage of love.
This charming picture book from New York Times bestselling author and math education advocate Danica McKellar is a wonderful learning resource and perfect read-aloud at bedtime!
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Each turn of the page features 10 more numbers and gives plenty to count on the way to 100!
And so much love is shown from the parent to child, no matter what the child’s emotions…
What a beautiful way to communicate unconditional love to a child, all while learning to count to 100!
Letter from the back of I LOVE YOU 100
Congratulations on putting your child on the path to a lifelong love of numbers!
As you probably know, there is an epidemic in this country of kids growing up learning to fear math, which of course can adversely affect their futures in countless ways. It’s a slow but steady process that begins at a very young age as they absorb the negative stereotypes surrounding math (that it’s foreign, scary, not needed in life) from the media—and even from family and friends. And with every day that passes in our increasingly tech-driven society, math becomes more and more critical for our children’s success.
The good news is, we have the power to do something about it! And what is the solution? Making sure our kids see math as “friendly” and relevant in their lives, and it’s never too soon to start.
In I Love You 100, your child gets to embark on the challenge of counting to high numbers in the safe, non-judgmental environment of a mother expressing unconditional love to her son. And in doing so, a very important association is being made between numbers and love. What a gift! By reading this book every night, we are giving our children tools to excel and are deliberately shaping how they see math—as an approachable, integral part of their world.
So when you’re at the grocery store, point out the unit prices. When you cook, show them the fractions on the measuring cups. And when it comes time for bed, read books like this one, where I’ve snuck math education into stories that feel like playtime. You’ll be giving your child the priceless gift of confidence in math, which will shape how they see themselves their entire lives—as strong, empowered adults who understand the value of numbers . . . and who certainly aren’t going to let a little math scare them off.
How to get the most out of I Love You 100
On each spread, notice how the bird prompts the reader to count objects in the story, and have your child try it. Then count the filled-in hearts on the lower-right side of each spread together. It will be the same number!
• Try counting to 100 with your child, alternating so that you say all the odd numbers and your child says all the even numbers. It’s fun and doesn’t take as long as you think!
• Can you count all 100 hearts hidden on the front and back covers of this book? Hint: There are 30 hearts on the plant, and don’t forget the spine of the book!
• Turn to the very back of the book to see all 100 numbers. What’s your child’s favorite number, and why? Be sure to share your favorite number too!
• Look at the hundreds chart near the back of the book. Then cover a number with your finger, and see if your child can guess which one you’ve covered up. Or say something like “Tell me the number that is 10 more or less than 64,” and help your child look “up the ladder” (or “down the ladder”) to find it.
• Come up with your own ideas, and send them to me at [email protected].
Happy counting!
About Danica
Best known for her roles on The Wonder Years, The West Wing, and lately for her popular holiday movies on Great American Family channel (and formerly on Hallmark channel), Danica McKellar is also the New York Times bestselling author of 12 math books for kids, with over 2 million copies currently in print.
Starting with “Math Doesn’t Suck,” “Kiss My Math,” “Hot X,” and “Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape,” books aimed at middle school and high school readers, by popular demand she then wrote her first children’s picture book, “Goodnight Numbers” followed by “Ten Magic Butterflies,” the “Bathtime Mathtime” series, and “Do Not Open This Math Book,” aimed at 6-8 year olds, introducing us to the sweet character of Mr. Mouse while helping kids parents and teachers everywhere with the new methods being taught for addition and subtraction! Mr. Mouse made his second appearance in “The Times Machine!,” aimed at 8-10 year olds and teaching multiplication and division with comics and time travel, of course! Both “Do Not Open This Math Book” and “The Times Machine!” earned Amazon’s Book of the Year. Most recently, she added adorable picture books (and Amazon editor’s picks for Best Books ages 3-5!) “Double Puppy Trouble” and “I Love You 100: A Counting Book Full of Love” to her list of instant hits!
She is also an internationally-recognized mathematician and advocate for math education. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, Danica has been honored in Britain’s esteemed Journal of Physics and the New York Times for her work in mathematics, most notably for her role as co-author of a ground-breaking mathematical physics theorem which bears her name (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem). She is incredibly proud that “Goodnight Numbers” was selected for inclusion in Dolly Parton’s literacy charity, The Imagination Library, and her voice can be heard narrating its documentary, “The Library that Dolly Built.”
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