Math Picture Book and Companion Workbook

A Successful Future,
Starts with Math.

Math is the language of the future. It is used in every field, from engineering to technology to finance.

Mate and Rix Escape Boredom picture book and companion workbook help kids master double-digit addition – an essential skill.

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The Math Confidence
They Need to Succeed.

Friendship, imagination, and math come together in 
Mate and Rix Escape Boredom


Read the Story

A boring night at a pet store turns into a fun night when Mate and Rix build a fort using
double-digit addition.

Practice in the Workbook

The friendship and fun continue with a workbook that takes kids step-by-step through the tough addition and regrouping process. 


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Hardback, Paperback and Workbook

Math is Easier with a Good Book.

Imagine a story about math. We did. We tackled one of the most important math skill – addition with regrouping.

Get your book and workbook today. We make it fun and easy.

Easy-to-Read
Story

Step-By-Step
Workbook

Kids need this book in their lives – and it’s under $5.

Whether you are 6 or 106, you will love the story and funny illustrations. The illustrations make math concepts come alive. Making double-digit addition stress-free and easy.

Mate and Rix Escape Boredom is a children’s picture storybook that every child should read to gain the math confidence they need to succeed.

Don’t Just Take Our Word For It.

“A charming delight. It is the perfect book to springboard mathematical thinking with quality children’s literature.”

Delilah Gonzales, EdD

Founder of Emerging Learners Literacy Foundation

“Kids find a fun, new way to regroup when adding. Second graders loved it!”

Kristin Terwilliger

Second Grade Teacher, Seaview Elementary School, Edmonds WA

“I like how they worked through the problem and showed how they did it.”

Second Grade Student

My daughter is excited to learn about regrouping. I can’t wait to share this book. I love how it breaks down the partial sum algorithm in the back!

Amy G.

Mom of 2nd grader

The concept of this book is absolutely amazing! All teachers are reading teachers, and the marriage between literacy and mathematics is much needed.

Ms. Brackins

Elementary educator

“I liked how they got together in the end. Their fort is cool.”

Second Grade Student

Math is a Survival Skill.

In this tech-driven world, math skills are essential. Yet, parents and educators can feel ‘stuck’ when teaching double-digit addition with regrouping. 

Mate and Rix Escape Boredom is a math-based picture book with lovable characters and vibrant illustrations that engage the child’s imagination. So kids will gain math confidence and achieve more than they could with a standard math curriculum. 

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Common Core: Number and Operations in Base Ten. Storybook to help learn addition with regrouping.

Available at Your Favorite Retailer

 Target; Barnes and Noble; Walmart; Amazon

Hardback, Paperback and Workbook

Support Math Literacy.

“Using literature to teach mathematics supports and cultivates students’ math confidence in the era of math and science.”

Using Children’s Literature to Teach Mathematics: An Effective Vehicle in a STEM World by Joseph M. Furner.

Common Core

Number & Operations In Base Ten

Adding Two-Digit

Expanded Notation, Place Value, Skip Counting

Young Readers

Font and text designed for young readers

FREE Lesson Presentation for Multi-Digit Addition.