Math Attack!

Reach for this book when your child starts experiencing the 'Sunday scaries' or physical tension before a math quiz. It is designed for the student who knows the material at home but feels their mind go blank the moment a test begins. Through a whimsical, rhyming narrative, the story personifies numbers as they literally erupt from a student's head, turning a stressful classroom moment into a fantastical, high energy event. By framing testing anxiety as a creative explosion rather than a personal failure, this book helps children ages 5 to 9 normalize their feelings of overwhelm. It is an excellent choice for parents who want to lower the stakes of academic performance and open a supportive conversation about how anxiety feels in the body and mind. It transforms a moment of potential embarrassment into a shared laugh, reassuring kids that they are much more than their test scores.