Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander

I spent the first week of the New Year with my niece in New York City.  At age one, she has brilliantly mastered the art of counting from one to ten.  I tried to take it a step further by teaching her the even numbers.  When I said, "one," she replied "two."  To "three," she replied "four," and so on.  I was thrilled until I reintroduced the odd numbers and somehow her number system omitted "three."  I'm happy to report that this issue has since been fixed and she can now count to 15.  With these types of counting skills, perhaps she will be a Combinatorialist like her aunt!  And what would life without three be anyway?

I then strayed from counting and taught her some geometric shapes.  What's a better way than with Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander?  In this clever children's book, Sir Cumference is challenged to construct a table to accommodate King Arthur and his 11 other Knights to meet to discuss the invasion of the Circumscribers.  After trying a rectangle, square, parallelogram and octagon shaped table, with the help of his wife Lady Di of Ameter, his young son Radius and the carpenter Geo of Metry, it becomes clear to Sir Cumference that a circle shaped table is most suitable for the King’s long awaited discussion for peace.

There are several books in the Sir Cumference series.  Looking forward to the next one!