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Want to foster a love of math in your 2 to 4-year-old? Picture books about the topic are an excellent cross-curricular tool to get the job done. Math-themed picture books are an invaluable resource that can make children comfortable with numbers and math early in life.

There is no shortage of preschool math books that introduce mathematical concepts to kids, but finding good ones can be a problem sometimes.

To make things easier for parents, we have carefully handpicked 11 of our favorite math story and picture books from some of the best authors out. Any (or all) of these books will be a great addition to your child’s library. Hopefully they’ll help inspire your child’s love of math at home and in the classroom!

1. Preschool Basics Workbook

Learning and fun come together in this preschool math book packed with dozens of fascinating activities for younger kids.

It is designed to let children master readiness skills, such as drawing lines and circling correct objects. Brilliant kid-friendly illustrations with easy-to-understand instructions help preschoolers to recognize and count numbers, and match them with appropriate colorful shapes and images.

Math concepts: Number recognition, counting, and matching

2. Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On

Fish Eyes gives your baby a visual treat with every turn of the page. Preschoolers will learn early addition concepts and counting using brightly colored “flashy” fish and a short wishful story.

The story is split into one-sentence on each page of this imaginative counting book to keep kids wanting more. This is one math book you can count on.

Math concepts: Counting and basic addition

3. Bear Counts

Counting numbers is a lot more fun when kids can count along with one of their favorite animals, a fluffy Bear.

Numbers are everywhere around us; in Bear Counts, young kids learn how to recognize and count them as they follow the story of Bear in a set-up-and-reveal pattern.

Brightly colored illustrations and easy-to-read rhyming text make this one of our favorite preschool math books.

Math concepts: Counting

4. Preschool Math Workbook: Number Tracing, Addition, and Subtraction

Toddlers will progressively build confidence in early math with over 100 pages of practice to engage them in a fun manner.

From tracing numbers 1 - 10 to learning how to count and simple addition and subtraction, preschoolers will develop the necessary motor control for writing as they learn basic math concepts.

Math concepts: Number tracing, basic addition, and subtraction

5. Sort it Out!

Your 4-year old is sure to enjoy this book as it tells the captivating tale of Packy the rat and his ever-growing collectibles.

Young readers participate in sorting Packy’s pile of favorite objects and, in the process, develop critical thinking skills in math, science, and life in general.

The book also helps children learn the shapes, sizes, textures, and colors of different objects.

Math concepts: Sorting

6. Preschool Math Workbook for Toddlers

Keep your kids engaged with dozens of magical creatures and beautiful animals as they learn basic math concepts such as number recognition, counting, and number tracing.

There are plenty of fun activities, including “Count the raindrops,” “Circle the unicorn,” and more to give children a head start in early math.

If you are looking for a cute and practical book for your preschooler, this one fits the bill perfectly.

Math concepts: Number recognition, tracing, and counting

7. How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?

Children are always fascinated by dinosaurs, which explains why it’s easy for them to fall in love with this dinosaur book.

Presented in a board book format, the read-aloud math book helps the youngest readers to learn how to count from 1 - 10 using hilarious illustrations, and a cute story told in rhyming text. It’s simply a perfect gift for a preschooler.

Math concepts: Counting

8. Preschool Math: Fun Beginner Preschool Math Learning Activity Workbook

Looking for preschool math books that build confidence in kids with each lesson? This might be just what you’re looking for! It is loaded with sequencing, matching, and comparison activities. Plus, children will love the basic subtraction and addition games.

It helps kids to recognize and trace numbers from 1 - 10 and color different objects such as flowers, animals, plants, and even dragons.

Math concepts: Number recognition, counting, tracing numbers, matching, comparison

9. Mouse Count

Sometimes, math is more fun if it’s told as a story. Children will love this suspense-filled story about a group of mice that learn to mix colors and count. It will keep kids guessing; they’ll hardly realize they are learning math.

Mouse count introduces the concept of counting both forward and backward, making it one of the best preschool math books for developing counting skills.

Math concepts: Counting

10. Ten Black Dots

Here’s one of our favorite preschool math books and one of the oldest on this list. Aptly described as “deceptively simple,” the picture book introduced kids to counting using ten black dots.

Besides counting numbers, preschoolers will explore creativity and develop their visual learning skills with this book. This redesigned edition of the 1986 book comes in a larger format for easier and more fun reading.

Math concepts: Counting

11. Big Preschool Workbook

Our last entry is not just one of the valuable preschool math books available but is also one of the most popular all-in-one big books for preschoolers.

The book is divided into different sections, including numbers and early math, colors and shapes, pre-writing, following directions, and more.

With over 300 colorful exercises, kids will love the attractive illustrations that make learning math a lot more fun.

Math concepts: Number recognition and early math

Conclusion

There are a lot of fun books for pre-schoolers, even ones that are about math! We just went through the Best Preschool Math Books out there! What did you think? Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comments! If you're looking for more information about coding and your young child, check out our blogpost about ScratchJR projects here.

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