Review Detail
Kids Fiction
125
Fantastically Fun Book for PreMath Skills
(Updated: June 12, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
5.0
Education is best when there is an element of fun to it. Even I am not going to sit down with a one year old and try to directly teach charts and graphs. This is where this book is brilliant. In fun, rhyming text, a lot of different concepts are introduced. There are some opposites introduced (short, tall, big, small) but also things like straight and curly, arrows, and some colors. All along, however, there are charts and graphs in the background. At the end, there is a nice illustrated list of different kinds of charts and graphs like pie charts, area charts, bubble charts, and scatter plots. I know that my students struggle to identify these in sixth grade, so a solid preschool footing in these is a great way to encourage academic success later.
Good Points
In addition to reading very smoothly, this is quite humorous. I love the pages that say "This is No, Thank You; This is Yes, Please; This is a... This is a... This is a... SNEEZE! ACHOO!!!" There are lots of little fun things like that will keep kids wanting this to be read over and over.
The bright colored backgrounds frame the simple black and white drawings well, and there are lots of things to point out to young readers. As someone who still has to think way too hard about the "less than" and "more than", I will definitely use the page with the pie chart with a slice labeled "This is less" to explain reinforce this concept with my grandson before he can really understand it.
For those who do like all the mushy stuff, there is even a kiss and a hug that you can work in, and the book ends with a really, really tight hug respresented by a spiral and two smiley geometric people hugging. The bowtie on the dad echoed by the hair bow on the little girl are very cute. If you are into cute. I am not, but I know most parents and grandparents are.
Charts for Babies would be an excellent baby shower gift, along with a wooden abacus, and is definitely a book that preschools need in multiples.
The bright colored backgrounds frame the simple black and white drawings well, and there are lots of things to point out to young readers. As someone who still has to think way too hard about the "less than" and "more than", I will definitely use the page with the pie chart with a slice labeled "This is less" to explain reinforce this concept with my grandson before he can really understand it.
For those who do like all the mushy stuff, there is even a kiss and a hug that you can work in, and the book ends with a really, really tight hug respresented by a spiral and two smiley geometric people hugging. The bowtie on the dad echoed by the hair bow on the little girl are very cute. If you are into cute. I am not, but I know most parents and grandparents are.
Charts for Babies would be an excellent baby shower gift, along with a wooden abacus, and is definitely a book that preschools need in multiples.
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