Annabelle Pinchum Does Addition and Subtraction

by Susan Srikant

Learning to add and subtract is easy and fun with this colorful picture book. Join Annabelle Pinchum as she floats through the sky, adding one friend after another. And when the adventure is through, each friend is returned to earth, one by one. The last pages of the book contain cutouts of Annabelle, her friends, numbers, and symbols so your child can make their own mathematical equations.

Kindle Edition

Published April 18, 2019

About the author

Susan Srikant is the author of several books for kids including the ShowBiz series and the Color Wheel Art series.

She lives in the flatlands of Illinois and spends time playing volleyball and watching tiny rabbits eat her garden vegetables.

Just for fun, check out her website MiddleGround TopFive for Top Five Lists that cover all kinds of things from Famous Moustaches to Edible Insects!
http://middlegroundtopfive.weebly.com/

Reviews

[Miranda Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annabelle Pinchum stepped out in the sun
With her spotted umbrella,
and then there was one.

Annabelle Pinchum was walking alone when a nearby wind decides to blow her umbrella (and herself) into the air.

At first, she seems a bit worried...but soon settles in for the ride:

...she decided her mission
Was to enjoy the ride and do some ADDITION!

And so her adventure starts!

She flies all around town, meeting her friends like Robbie Abisbo and Tanisha Balbastic, all the while rhyming and counting.

Annabelle Pinchum had completed her act,
And now, she felt, it was time to SUBTRACT.

And back down she goes!

Overall, I found this one to be whimsical and delightful.

I loved the rhyming text - it is so important with short stories to have just the right words and I think Susan Srikant manages it perfectly.

And the illustrations! Oh I would be doing this book a disservice if I didn't mention the illustrations.

The children and adults in this book were appealing and well-drawn. I loved Annabelle's diverse set of friends and how their personalities were conveyed so well within just a few simple lines.

I did wish the book went higher - we count up to five and back down - mostly because I had so much fun watching the people get added on.

I would have LOVED to see more of them dangling off of each other (it sounds weird, but read the book and you'll get it!)

All in all, I was delightfully surprised that I had so much fun reading this one! At 26 years old!

I'm sure kids will absolutely love it!

With thanks to the author for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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[Raya Whitehouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very cute and simple book to read to kids who are just starting to learn to learn adding and subtracting. The illustrations are wonderful, the wording is not overly done, meaning that when you read each page with the words and pictures, the child or children, can view the picture on the page, and still hear whats being said without their minds and thoughts wondering away with their short attention spans lol.

Great and fast book to read to any child. ^_^

I received a free copy of this book free for giving it an honest review.