These books link literature to math. They help develop various math concepts. This is just a suggested list. Feel free to add to it.
These books help develop counting:
Week 1
Little Rabbit’s First Number Book by Alan Baker
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
One Was Johnny: A Counting Book by Maurice Sendak
I Can Count the Petals of a Flower by John and Stacey Wahl
Week 2
Three Tales of Three by Marilyn Helmer
Ten Cats and Their Tales by Martin Leman
Frog Counts to Ten by John Lieber
Week 3
I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
Week 6
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Five Little Ducks: An Old Rhyme by Pamela Paparone
Week 7
Fiesta by Ginger Foglesong
Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk
Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three by Pat Mora
One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe
Week 11
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Two Ways to Count to Ten by Ruby Dee
10 Bears in My Bed: A Goodnight Countdown by Stanley Mack
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
My Love For You by Susan L. Roth
Week 12
Too Many Eggs: A Counting Book by M. Christina Butler
Week 13
Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
Animal Orchestra by Scott Gustafson
On the Stairs by Julie Hofstrand Larios
Week 19
Count-a-saurus by Nancy Blumenthal
Ten Apples Up On Top! By Dr. Seuss
Week 26
My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta
Little 1 by Ann and Paul Rand
Week 29/30
Anno’s Counting House by Mitsumasa Anno
Benny’s Pennies by Pat Brisson
Takeaway Monsters by Colin Hawkins
Ten Sly Piranhas by William Wise
These books help develop shape recognition:
Week 4
Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberley
What’s the Shape? By Judy Nayer
Round Things Everywhere by Seymour Reit
Week 5
What is Square? By Rebecca K. Dotlich
Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares by Grace Maccarone
Week 9
Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book by Alan Baker
Bear in A Square by Stella Blackstone
Up Goes the Skyscraper by Gail Gibbons
Into the Sky by Ryan Ann Hunter
Manhattan Skyscrapers by Eric Peter Nash and Norman McGrath
Week 10
There’s a Square: A Book about Shapes by Mary Serfozo
Week 14
Building a House by Byron Barton
Shapes and Things by Tana Hoban
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
These books help develop patterning:
Week 16
I See Patterns by Linda Benton
The Maestro Plays by Bill Martin Jr.
Bein’ With You This Way by W. Nikola-Lisa
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature by Stephen Swinburne
Spotted Yellow Frogs by Matthew Van Fleet
Week 17
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Mr. Noisy’s Book of Patterns by Rozanne L. Williams
These books help develop comparing:
Week 20
Short Train, Long Train by Frank Asch
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Little Big Bigger by Beth Clure
Is it Larger? Is it Smaller? by Tana Hoban
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
These books help develop measuring:
Week 21
Who Sank the Boat? By Pamela Allen
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni
How Big Is A Foot? By Rolf Myller
A Giraffe and A Half by Shel Silverstein
Week 22
How Many Bugs in A Box? A Pop Up Counting Book by David A. Carter (capacity)
Little Big Bigger by Beth Clure and Helen Rumsey (size)
Time To… By Bruce McMillan (time)
The Big Brag Dr. Seuss (size)
These books help develop various math skills:
Week 23
Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins
Lottie’s New Beach Towel by Petra Mathers
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy
Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert
Make a Bigger Puddle, Make a Smaller Worm by Marion Walter
These books help develop arithmetic:
Week 24/25
Anno’s Counting House by Mitsumasa Anno
How Many Snails? A Counting Book by Paul Giganti
Takeaway Monsters by Colin Hawkins
Mission: Addition by Loreen Leedy
12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam
These books help develop math ideas:
Week 27
Picture Pie 2: A Drawing Book and Stencil by Ed Emberley
Bridges Connect by Lee Sullivan Hill
Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins
A Box Can Be Many Things by Dana Meachen Rau
Albert’s Alphabet by Leslie Tryon