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FULL HOUSE: AN INVITATION TO FRACTIONS
​Author: Dayle Ann Dodds
​Illustrator: Abby Carter

Number of pages: 24
Publisher: Candlewick Press (USA)
First published in: 2003
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors. All through the day she welcomes a cast of hilarious characters until all the rooms are taken. It’s a full house! But in the middle of the night, Miss Bloom senses that something is amiss — and sure enough, the guests are all downstairs eating dessert. Readers will be inspired to do the math and discover that one delicious cake divided by five hungry guests and one doting hostess equals a perfect midnight snack at the Strawberry Inn. Piece of cake!

“Now TWO rooms of SIX had guests for the night. 2/6. To fill up the inn would be pure delight.”

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​Recommended age range: 
6 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Fraction
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