The king's commissioners Book

"The King's Commissioners" by Aileen Friedman tells the tale of a king who has so many commissioners, that he has lost count. He has his royal helpers count the commissioners one by one. The only problem is that each helper has counted the commissioners in different ways (grouping tallies by two, four, and so on). The princess comes along and wants to help, and finally the king allows it. This is for all intents and purposes, a math book. I like this book, because as a child who did not like math, the colorful illustrations would have kept me engaged. I recommend this book because it shows different math strategies for finding the same answer, while put in a story format with colorful illustrations to keep it interesting for even the child who is struggling the most with math.