Lina Chopra Haldar's DEAR MATH, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS In-Store Event & Signing

Join us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Saturday, August 15 at 4:00 PM when Berkeley author Lina Chopra Haldar comes to the store to present her debut picture book Dear Math, We're Not Friends. Lina will be joined by Larry Smith for the conversation and will sign copies of her book after the presentation.

Click here to preorder a copy of Dear Math, We're Not Friends.

For kids who think they hate math, this math picture book uses humor to find the fun in the subject.

Nikhil is an Indian American boy who does not like math! Math gives him a tummy ache, and making mistakes scares him. His teacher encourages him to write letters to math to explore his feelings.

Soon, Nikhil is surprised to learn that not only are drawing, counting, and measuring all a part of math, but math will actually help him when he grows up--whether he pursues his dream of becoming an astronaut or an artist.

Told through his humorous letters to math over a school year, readers observe Nikhil go from feeling uneasy even thinking about math, to embracing how universal and even FUN math is in all its various forms. Dear Math, We're Not Friends makes an excellent gift for math teachers, librarians, and parents who want to help kids find the joy in math and develop a positive relationship with it.

*"This clever and approachable picture book helps to normalize math and welcomes elementary aged readers into a world in which math can be more friend than foe." --School Library Journal, starred review.

LINA CHOPRA HALDAR writes children’s books that weave math and storytelling together to spark curiosity and inspire young readers to see themselves as confident mathematical thinkers. Lina draws on 20+ years of experience in STEM education as a classroom teacher, researcher, evaluator, and curriculum developer, and she holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, two children, and Elvis—their parti poodle and king of the pack.

LARRY SMITH is the creator of the Six-Word Memoir, a short-form phenomenon that started when he asked a simple question he posed on Twitter: Can you describe your life in six words? That question sparked a storytelling movement that has inspired more than 2 million Six-Word Memoirs as well as a bestselling series of ten books. He’s also a writer whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and Buzzfeed, and the editor of The Moment: 125 Life-Changing Stories from Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure and co-author with Melanie Abrams of The Joy of Cannabis that celebrated its release day with an event at Mrs. Dalloway's.

THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 3:30 pm on August 15.

BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.

DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.

WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.

WE ASK that attendees arrive between 3:45 and 4:00 PM for the event.

PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.

OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly.