The Wing Wing Brothers: Carnival de Math

K-Gr 1—The Wing Wing brothers are five ducks whose adventures are intended to teach mathematical concepts. In three separate stories, they attend a Carnival De Math. In "Amusement 1," they try their hand at a strength contest; in the second, they purchase and then eat trays of hot dogs; and in the last, they ride the Wedgie (Ferris) Wheel. In each vignette, the Common Core math concept is stated at the beginning ("Counting to 100 by Tens," "Addition and Subtraction by 10 up to 100," and "Adding within 100, including a 2-Digit Number and a 1-Digit Number"). For Amusements 2 and 3, each step of the math is spelled out, while in Amusement 1, readers must draw their own conclusions. Though the stories are slight, the target audience will most likely enjoy the silly humor and cartoon illustrations, created with black Prismacolor pencils and colored digitally. Alliterative text raises the wacky factor, but also leads to the misstep of calling hot dogs "wieners." Elementary school children will be amused by the statement, "Wendell has 10 wieners," but probably not in the way the author intends. For larger collections where math titles are in demand.—Rachael Stein, Eastern Shore Regional Library, Salisbury, MD