The books on this page are the full list of books recommended for Primary children to explore a variety of different mathematical topics. You can see other collections of books on our Bookcase Maths page.
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Billy's Bucket
Billy can see all kinds of amazing things in his bucket, including seven sea lions and a walrus. His parents think he just has a big imagination - but when they borrow his bucket, they're in for a surprise!
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Henry's Map
Henry the pig likes knowing exactly where everything is. But when he looks out of the window, the farm is a mess! Follow Henry's story as he draws a map to show where everything in the farm should be.
![Ten in the Bed: A Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/ten-in-the-bed-a-counting-book.jpg?itok=LSSeDTaW)
Ten in the bed: a counting book
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The Bad-Tempered Ladybird
The bad-tempered ladybird tries to fight bigger and bigger animals throughout the day - but will it win a fight against the biggest animal of all?
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Rosie's Walk
This simple but captivating story uses positional language to describe Rosie the hen's walk. Rosie is wonderfully oblivious to the fact she is being pursued!
![10 Little Rubber Ducks](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/10-little-rubber-ducks.jpg?itok=QYKmdOuo)
10 little rubber ducks
![Cluck O'Clock](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/cluck-o-clock.jpg?itok=XCiNeDQj)
Cluck o'clock
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How Big is a Million?
Pipkin is a small penguin who asks big questions. He wants to know how big a million is! He finds ten fish, a hundred penguins in a huddle and a thousand snowflakes... but will he find a million of anything?
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Is it larger? is it smaller?
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Anno's Counting Book
Explore how a village changes over twelve seasons in this beautiful watercolour counting book.
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Balancing Act
This book builds on children's experience of seesaws and balancing. Join the two mice who make a seesaw (or teeter totter) and see what happens as their friends hop on too.
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Ten Apples Up On Top
In this captivating rhyming story, a dog, a lion and a tiger all try to balance ten apples on their heads while tightrope walking and roller skating!
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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Pete the cat wears his favourite shirt with four groovy buttons. But what happens when one of the buttons pops off and rolls away? This story introduces children to subtraction number sentences.
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Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!
Mr and Mrs Comfort have a total of 32 people coming to their family reunion - but how should they arrange the tables so that there is room for everyone?
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365 Penguins
On the morning of New Year's Day, a delivery arrives. When the box is opened, it turns out there's a penguin inside! Every day for the rest of the year, a new penguin is delivered, which causes the family some problems...
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Splash!
![The Odd Egg](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/the-odd-egg.jpg?itok=vepzbVba)
The odd egg
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One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab
This 'counting by feet' book offers opportunities to focus on counting and introduce multiplication with its entertaining illustrations.
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Kipper's Toybox
Kipper counts out all of his favourite toys, but the number he gets isn't the number he was expecting... are all of Kipper's favourite toys in the box?
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Millie's marvellous hat
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The Doorbell Rang
Ma has made plenty of cookies for her children, but then the doorbell rings. And rings... And rings... This book is perfect for discussing sharing equally.
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Dog's Colourful Day
Dog is white with one black spot on his left ear. Throughout the day, Dog gets very messy, and by the end he is covered with lots of different coloured spots! Can you count them all?
![Aliens Love Underpants!](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/aliens-love-underpants-.jpg?itok=KO2ofcGJ)
Aliens love underpants!
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The Shopping Basket
With Steven having to fend off various animals on his way back from the shops, he arrives home with fewer items than his mum requested. This book is a great context in which to count, and in particular to talk about 'one less'.
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Walter's Wonderful Web
Walter the spider wants to spin a perfect web, so he tries making webs of different shapes and sizes. Will he end up with a wonderful web?
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Einstein, The Girl Who Hated Maths
Einstein is a girl who hates maths, but she likes cats - and it turns out maths can be useful in lots of situations, including calculating how many lives her cats have! This book contains a variety of different poems, both about Einstein and about lots of other mathematical ideas.
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The Secret Birthday Message
On the night before Tim's birthday, he finds a secret message under his pillow! Can you work out what the different shapes in the message mean to help Tim find his birthday present?
![Nigel's Numberless World](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/nigel-s-numberless-world.jpg?itok=IhpTQmdj)
Nigel's numberless world
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Color Zoo
When we turn the page to remove a layer, what animal will the picture show now? And what shape will be removed? Have a look at the colour zoo to find out!
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Handa's Surprise
Handa carries a basket of seven different fruits to her friend. As she makes her journey, seven different animals each steal a fruit from her basket! This richly illustrated book is an engaging context in which children can explore the concept of 'one less'.
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Grandpa's Quilt
Grandpa is so long and thin that his quilt doesn't cover his toes. This story tells of his grandchildren's attempts to change the shape of the quilt so he is toasty from head to foot.
![Shoe Baby](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/shoe-baby.jpg?itok=iY0sssa9)
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Five Minutes' Peace
Mrs Large the elephant wants five minutes' peace away from her three children... but they keep interrupting her!
![A Triangle For Adaora](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/thumbnails/a-triangle-for-adaora.jpg?itok=BZ5vq1-W)
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The Great Pet Sale
This book tells the story of a pet shop where lots of animals are for sale at a variety of prices - but which will the boy choose?
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Katie Morag and the Birthdays
In January there is a special day on the Isle of Struay - it is Flora Ann McColl's first birthday. Katie Morag is very excited, but she can't help asking, "When will it be MY birthday?" Follow the story through the different months of the year to find out when Katie Morag's birthday is.
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Lucy in the City
Lucy the raccoon is in the city one night looking for food with her family. But when they leave her behind by mistake, she has to find her way home with the help of a friendly owl who gives her directions.
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Ten Black Dots
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Maisy Goes Camping
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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I Spy Numbers
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Handa’s Surprise
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Who Sank the Boat?
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Rosie’s Walk
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Billy’s Bucket
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Handa's Hen
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One Gorilla: A Counting Book
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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
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Ten Terrible Dinosaurs
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Titch
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Anno’s Counting Book
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Biscuit Bear
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Abigail
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Dear Zoo
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One to Ten and Back Again
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Cook It!
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Mouse Count
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Kipper’s Toybox
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Dog’s Colorful Day
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The Rabbit Problem
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The Number Devil
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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