"Deepening Students' Mathematical Understanding with Children's Literature" is an important addition NCTM's books that focus on high quality children's books to create engaging and meaningful tasks that deepen mathematics learning for pre-K and elementary students. Classroom teachers in early childhood and elementary grades will find the extensive annotated bibliography that was in development for years a resource they can't live without. It offers a brief description and related research and/or instruction along with the references for hundreds of literature titles that can be used in mathematics instruction. The titles are noted by grade spans. The text also identifies four roles for literature in mathematics learning, as defined in a review of mathematics education journal articles: (1) as contexts for student problem solving; (2) as models to teach problem solving and reasoning processes; (3) as direct sources for student-designed mathematical investigations; and (4) as opportunities for students to practice and consolidate skills. For each role, sample titles of children's books are provided that teachers might use that exemplify these roles. The editors take care to outline how specific texts can be used in meeting the mathematics practice standards in a convenient chart that can be used to address standards that may not typically be met in mathematics instruction. Contents of the book include: (1) Introduction (Eula Ewing Monroe and Terrell A. Young); (2) "Power of the Circle" (Black Elk); (3) Why Use Children's Literature in Mathematics? (Eula Ewing Monroe and Olivia Haworth Dial, with Stevie Carr and Bree De La Mare); (4) "Edward Lear's Elephant with Hot Dog" (J. Patrick Lewis); (5) Selecting a Good Book for Mathematics Instruction (Terrell A. Young, Amy Roth McDuffie, and Barbara A. Ward); (6) "The Geek Awakens" (Brod Bagert); (7) Children's Literature and the Standards for Mathematical Practice (Eula Ewing Monroe, Stevie Carr, and Bree De La Mare); (8) "Edgar Allan Poe's Apple Pie" (J. Patrick Lewis); (9) Using Children's Literature in Posing Worthwhile Mathematical Tasks (Debra S. Fuentes, Stephanie Z. Smith, and Marvin E. Smith); (10) "Robert Frost's Boxer Shorts" (J. Patrick Lewis); (11) Using Children's Connect Mathematics Learning to Children's Funds of Knowledge (Amy Roth McDuffie, Barbara A. Ward, and Terrell A. Young); (12) "C[superscript 2] = A[superscript 2] + B[superscript 2]" (Brod Bagert); (13) The Power of Context: Promoting Equity and Access in Mathematics Learning Using Children's Literature (Stefanie D. Livers and Karen S. Karp); (14) "Mathematics" (Douglas Florian); (15) Get the Picture: Connecting Young Children to Mathematics Through Books (Carrie S. Cutler); (16) "The Joy of '10'" (Brod Bagert); (17) Reviews of a Decade of Trade Books with Mathematics Content (Patricia J. Austin); (18) "Emily Dickinson's Telephone Book" (J. Patrick Lewis); (19) "Order of Operations, or Party Time with My Crazy Old Aunt" (Brod Bagert); and (20) Answers to the Mathematics Problems Embedded in Poems (J. Patrick Lewis).