Books for Kids Who Love Math and Science

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Young science and math fans will feel right at home with these captivating stories spanning a variety of genres, including nonfiction, mysteries, fantasies, robot tales, and steampunk and graphic novels. In some novels, science or math is key to the plot. In others, the characters have a knack for math and/or science. Either way, there's plenty to choose from on our list. And for those who love to imagine where science might be going in the future, check out our Science-Fiction Books list. For more fact-finding, try our Best Nonfiction Books for Kids.

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Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet Poster Image

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Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet

age 2+

Cheerful pictures and the ABCs of life on the space station.

Deborah Lee Rose Alphabet (2021)

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Are You Big book cover: Large red happy face sitting halfway off the page

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Are You Big?

age 3+

Bright, happy illustrations show relative size differences.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2024)

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Are You Small? book cover: A smiling stick figure waving against a purple background

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Are You Small?

age 3+

Cheerful look at the relative sizes of things in our world.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2024)

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Ladybug Girl's Day Out with Grandpa Poster Image

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Ladybug Girl's Day Out with Grandpa

age 3+

Museum trip sparks love of learning in fun tale.

David Soman , Jacky Davis Picture Book (2017)

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Nerdycorn

age 3+

Fun, colorful story celebrates individuality and friendship.

Andrew Root Picture Book (2021)

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Ten Little Rabbits book cover: Boy magician pulls two rabbits out of his hat

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Ten Little Rabbits

age 3+

Simple counting book a nice surprise from the late Sendak.

Maurice Sendak Picture Book (2024)

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A Flicker of Hope book cover: Illustration of Mexican dad and daughter hold hands, monarch butterflies fly all around

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A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration

age 4+

Lovely, parallel stories of migration, monarch butterflies.

Cynthia Harmony Picture Book (2023)

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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years: Our Universe, Book 1 Poster Image

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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years: Our Universe, Book 1

age 4+

Our planet tells its own history in fun, kid-friendly way.

Stacy McAnulty Picture Book (2017)

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Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution Poster Image

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Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution

age 4+

Sound science made simple in kid-friendly book on evolution.

Jonathan Tweet Picture Book (2016)

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Hello, Star

age 4+

Beautifully illustrated, empathetic story about space.

Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic Picture Book (2021)

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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

age 4+

Picture book intro to important, inspirational story.

Margot Lee Shetterly , Winifred Conkling Picture Book (2018)

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How to Code a Sandcastle

age 4+

Solid coding lessons fill fun tale of girl and her robot.

Josh Funk Picture Book (2018)

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How to Have a Thought book cover: Strolling in the woods, man in old-fashioned suit uses walking stick as his dog carries a stick in her mouth

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How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin

age 4+

An imaginative invite to walk and think like Charles Darwin.

Nicholas Day Picture Book (2026)

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I Am Stephen Hawking book cover: Young White boy sits in wheelchair with stars all around him

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I Am Stephen Hawking

age 4+

Captivating bio of famous scientist, disability advocate.

Brad Meltzer Picture Book (2024)

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Leo + Lea

age 4+

Gorgeous illustrations celebrate math, nature, and friends.

Monica Wesolowska Picture Book (2022)

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Mae Among the Stars

age 4+

Simple bio of first African American female astronaut.

Roda Ahmed Picture Book (2018)

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Mousetronaut Saves the World book cover: Three mice in orange astronaut suits standing with a rocket ship behind them

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Mousetronaut Saves the World: Based on a (Partially) True Story

age 4+

Trio of mice inspire in fun, fact-filled space adventure.

Mark Kelly Picture Book (2024)

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Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story: Mousetronaut, Book 1

age 4+

Charming tale of mouse helping astronauts on shuttle flight.

Mark Kelly Picture Book (2012)

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Prunella book cover: Brown-skinned girl surrounded by unusual plants feeds a bug to a Venus fly trap

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Prunella

age 4+

Plant-loving loner finds pals in fun friendship tale.

Beth Ferry Picture Book (2024)

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Girls looking through microscope and binoculars

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She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference

age 4+

Inspiring bios of diverse pioneering women scientists.

Chelsea Clinton Biography (2022)

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