Danica McKellar, an actress and mathematician, has signed an multi-book deal with Random House Children’s Books. She (pictured, via) plans to create eight math-themed children’s books.
Emily Easton, an executive editor at Crown Books for Young Readers, negotiated the deal with Kuhn Projects, LLC literary agent Laura Nolan. Easton will edit all of McKellar’s books. The first title will be released in Spring 2017.
Here’s more from the press release: “McKellar’s new titles from Crown will bring early math concepts to toddlers through third graders. She will introduce these basic concepts and skills in a fun and memorable way, with two separate series aimed at different age groups. The first will be a story-based picture book series for toddlers that parents can read to their children again and again. The books will show math as a natural part of life, in real-world scenarios and with adorable illustrations. Crown will also publish McKellar’s second series of titles, for second and third graders, which will tackle the math concepts that students at this age struggle with the most, in an entertaining and innovative format.”