Books of Wonder

A Treasure of Measures

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$9.49 $18.99 In stock

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How do you measure how long it takes to read a good book? Sure, you can use units of time, like minutes or hours . . . but you can also use your very own measurements: how many times you laugh or cry, how many pages you turn, or how many times you ask to read it again. And measuring rainfall could mean using decibels of sound . . . or how many people you see opening umbrellas. This playful picture book introduces young readers to different units of measurement, then invites them to think of creative ways to quantify the meaningful moments in their lives. The possibilities are as limitless as the imagination!

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 20 reviews)

Grace ★★★★★

I grabbed this for my kid who’s always asking "how long until we get there?" and now we count laughs instead of minutes. The idea of using your own emotions as measurements is so clever, it turned a boring car ride into a game.

Ellie B. ★★★★★

The way it frames measuring time through laughter and tears really clicked with my kid—it turned a math concept into something emotional and fun. We’ve read it three nights in a row and she keeps counting her own “laughs” as we go.

Christopher ★★★★★

Got this for my niece who’s just starting to grasp big concepts, and the way it turns time into laughs and cries really clicked with her. The pages have a warm, storybook feel that makes abstract ideas feel cozy instead of confusing. She’s already asking to read it again, which says everything.