When a kid gets hooked on a topic like number patterns or math in nature, you just want to feed that excitement because you don’t know where it is going to lead. Teachers, parents, and librarians often ask me to recommend books about Fibonacci beyond my own.
To that end, I’ve compiled what I hope is a pretty good Fibonacci bibliography. It contains books for kids, adults, and even serious mathematicians. I’m parking this list on the blog with the expectation that I’ll revise it as new books come along. The link is easily shareable if you want to shoot it to a friend or colleague.
These are all affiliate links, so I may earn a commission at no cost to you if you buy anything I’ve recommended. Please note that some of these books are long out of print, and somewhat difficult to find. The academic books tend to fall in this category, but children’s picture books often have low print runs. If the book is a success, publishers anticipate releasing a paperback. Sometimes that happens, sometimes not. Not all these books have ebook editions, which makes the paperback or hardcover version that much more precious.
If the link is dimmed, that I means I had no success finding a quick, easy way to buy that particular book online. But I’m listing the title anyway in the hopes that I’ll be able to find one in the future.
Don’t despair if the one you want isn’t immediately available. I have great luck locating used and rare books on the following sites: Biblio, Bookfinder, Alibris, Abebooks, and even eBay. You just have to poke around until you find a copy at a reasonable price.
Joe D’Agnese’s Ever-Evolving Fibonacci Bibliography
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
By Joseph D’Agnese, illus. by John O’Brien. (Holt, 2010) ISBN: 0805063056
Korean version
DVD
Books by Fibonacci himself: (for mathematicians only!)
Liber Abaci
(also known as The Book of Calculation), by Leonardo Fibonacci, translated and edited by L.E. Sigler. (Springer, 2003) ISBN: 0387407375.
Liber Quadratorum
(also known as The Book of Squares), by Leonardo Fibonacci, translated and edited by L.E. Sigler. (Academic Press, 1987) ISBN: 0126431302
Books for Adults
The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution
By Keith Devlin (Walker Books, 2011) ISBN: 978-1408815762
Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World
By Keith Devlin (Princeton University Press, 2017) ISBN: 978-0691174860
The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers
By Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann (Prometheus, 2023) ISBN: 978-1633889064
Teacher Resources
Fascinating Fibonaccis: Mystery and Magic in Numbers
By Trudi Hammel Garland (Dale Seymour Pubs., 1987) ISBN: 0866513434
Fibonacci Fun: Fascinating Activities With Intriguing Numbers
By Trudi Hammel Garland. Illus. by Rachel Gage. (Dale Seymour Pubs., 1997) ISBN: 1572322659
Children’s books
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
By Hans Magnus Enzenberger. Illus. by Rotraut Susanne Berner (Holt, 2000) ISBN: 0805062998.
Wild Fibonacci: Nature’s Secret Code Revealed
By Joy N. Hulme, illus. by Carol Schwartz. (Tricycle Press, 2005) ISBN: 1582461546.
Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere: A Fibonacci Tale
By Anne McCallum. Illus. by Gideon Kendall. (Charlesbridge, 2007) ISBN: 1570918961
The Rabbit Problem
By Emily Gravett (Macmillan UK, 2009) ISBN: 0230704239
Growing Patterns
By Sarah Campbell. Photos by Richard Campbell. (Boyds Mills Press, 2010) ISBN: 1590787528
The 14 Fibs of Gregory K
By Greg Pincus. (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013) ISBN: 978-0439912990
Leonard of Pisa and the New Mathematics of the Middle Ages
By Joseph and Frances Gies (New Classics Library, 2000) ISBN: 978-0317578492