Dear Math, We're Not Friends

For kids who think they hate math, this math picture book uses humor to find the fun in the subject.

Nikhil is an Indian American boy who does not like math! Math gives him a tummy ache, and making mistakes scares him. His teacher encourages him to write letters to math to explore his feelings.

Soon, Nikhil is surprised to learn that not only are drawing, counting, and measuring all a part of math, but math will actually help him when he grows up--whether he pursues his dream of becoming an astronaut or an artist.

Told through his humorous letters to math over a school year, readers observe Nikhil go from feeling uneasy even thinking about math, to embracing how universal and even FUN math is in all its various forms. Dear Math, We're Not Friends makes an excellent gift for math teachers, librarians, and parents who want to help kids find the joy in math and develop a positive relationship with it.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beaming Books
Published: 08/11/2026
ISBN: 9798889835790
Pages: 32

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2026
School Library Journal 06/01/2026 pg. 57