I learned so much about human nature reading this book that I forgot to worry about the disability of one co-author and the enormous frustrations of the other. It's not that this exceptional mother-and-daughter team glosses anything over; they face all of it like warriors, with ingenuity and courage, and we learn a great deal from that, too. Rather it's their focus on the power within that struck me to the core. It's hearing myself laughing out loud at their beautiful sense of humor. It's understanding through them that the strength it takes to face life head on can inspire readers like me, who feel genuinely renewed at book's end. -Patricia Holt, former book review editor, San Francisco Chronicle

This book should be required reading for teachers and everyone in equity and critical disability studies. -Gloria Filax, Professor of Disability Studies, Athabasca University

This is a story of a family always focused on the child's full humanity and capacity and of the child trailblazing her own, unique path in the world.... It will change how you think about cerebral palsy and families. -Julie Olsen Edwards, Early Childhood & Family Life Education specialist, co-author Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves, Cabrillo College faculty

It tugged at my heart, made me laugh, infuriated me and gave me deeper and richer understanding of what it's like to be in the world with a physical disability. I applaud these two strong women for their clarity, honesty and humor. -Helene Simkin Jara, author of Because I Had To and True Doll Stories

Tell Me the Number before Infinity allowed me to walk into Becky and Dena's life, sit down at their kitchen table, and listen to their story firsthand... and what a story it is! I picked the book up and did not put it down.-Kathryn Harmon, Library Media Specialist

Quirky indeed! WILD indeed! A must-read....This family truly taught me what it meant to be an advocate for one's child... Undoubtedly my best math student ever, Becky arrived in my third-grade classroom and crashed into my heart forever. It was painful for me to read about Becky's rough patches, especially during adolescence and at university.... Thankfully, Becky has achieved meaningful work for social justice, and the independence she always dreamed of. -Marcia Areias, Becky's third-grade teacher

This thoughtful book makes me think about life, bodies, and minds. Becky says that if she was different than she was, she wouldn't think the way she does, and this is beautiful, important for everyone to think about. The back and forth layout between mother and daughter makes me eager to read the next piece. The great beauty of the book is that we experience the honest, blended lives and feelings of these two women, navigating all that happens together from birth through adulthood, from different viewpoints that are very deeply intermingled. This is an important book. It carries strength, humor, and pain, and it will make a profound difference in people's lives. -Stan Rushworth, author of Going to Water: The Journal of Beginning Rain

I feel as though I were invited into Becky's family. Dena shares intimate feelings as she experiences the challenges of raising an independent-minded daughter with cerebral palsy. As a teacher, being a part of Becky's mathematical thinking is a rare treat. It's fun experiencing Becky analyze the world around her." -Lynne Alper, mathematics educator