There once was a boy named Paul who loved math. He spent his days calculating, counting, and thinking about numbers.

He couldn't tie his shoes or butter his own toast—sometimes the world just didn't seem like it was made for a boy who only thought about math all day long.

This is the story of how Paul found his own way in the world by making friends and sharing his ideas, and how he grew to become one of the world's most famous and beloved mathematicians. 

From the dust jacket