>>> SHES AN ACTRESS, MOM AND
MATHEMATICIAN.
AND HER NEW BOOK "TEN MAGIC
BUTTERFLIES" MIXES A LITTLE MATH
WITH A LOT OF MAGIC AND ITS OUT
TOMORROW.
>> AND SHE CURRENTLY STARS IN
THE HALLMARK MOVIE "VERY, VERY VALENTINE" WHERE SHE FINDS THE
PERFECT MAN AT A MASQUERADE
BALL.
BALL.
OR DOES SHE?
>> PLEASE WELCOME DANICA
McKELLAR!
>> COME ON OUT, HONEY. >> HI!E ON OUT, HONEY.
>> HI! >> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU, HONEY.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> SHES GOT THAT HALLMARK GLOW.
SHE ALWAYS DOES.
OH, HOW ARE YOU, SWEETIE?
>> IM FANTASTIC.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I READ YOUR LITTLE BOOK THIS MORNING.D YOUR LITTLE BOOK THIS
MORNING.
ITS ADORABLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ITS A BOOK WITH A BIT OF A PURPOSE, TOO. WITH A BIT OF A
PURPOSE, TOO. YOUR WHOLE LIFE OTHER THAN YOUR
ACTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS
BEEN ABOUT MATH AND TRYING TO INSTILL IN KIDS A LOVE FOR MATH
WHICH I HATED AS A CHILD.
I TOLD YOU THAT.
I HATED IT. I STILL DO BECAUSE I DONT FEEL
GOOD AT IT.
>> MAYBE IF YOU LEARNED A DIFFERENT WAY.U LEARNED A
DIFFERENT WAY.
>> THATS EXACTLY MY POINT. >> THE WAY MATH IS PRESENTED IS
SO MUCH OF THE EQUATION -- I
DIDNT MEAN TO DO THAT JUST NOW.
FROM THE YOUNGEST AGES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS HAVEANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS HAVE HAPPY SOESHSZASSOCIATIONS WITH M
"TEN MAGIC BUTTERFLIES" IS THE
KIND OF BOOK YOU CAN CURL UP
WITH YOUR KID BUT THERE IS A
LITTLE MATH INVOLVED.
YOU LEARN HOW TO MAKE TEN FROM
TWO NUMBERS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE FLOWERS TURN INTO BUTTERFLIES.FLOWERS TURN
INTO BUTTERFLIES. THERES TEN OF THEM.
FIRST THERES TEN FLOWERS AND
THEN THERES NINE WITH ONE
BUTTERFLY.
BUTTERFLY.
>> I NOW KNOW THE VALUE OF 10.
THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING IN THIS
BOOK IS 10.
>> ITS SUCH A HUGE SKILL FOR KIDS, ESPECIALLY GOING INTOR
KIDS, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE
THESE DAYS, WHICH MATH IS A
LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW.
THIS HELPS GET KIDS READY FOR
THAT.
THAT.
>> I HAVE A DAUGHTER GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN AND I KNOW ITSINTO
KINDERGARTEN AND I KNOW ITS INSPIRED BY YOUR SON, TOO.
>> DRACO, RIGHT?
>> DRACO.
>> DRACO. I DO HOMESCHOOL DRACO, WHICH I
LOVE.
LOVE. BUT WE HAVE IN OUR BACKYARD
THESE LITTLE WHITE FLOWERS.
YOU KNOW THOSE LITTLE WHITE
BUTTERFLIES WITH THE LITTLE
ROUND WINGS?
ROUND WINGS? THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
WHEN DRACO WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS
OLD, HE SAID, "MOMMY, DID THOSE
BUTTERFLIES USED TO BE THOSE
FLOWERS?
ARE THEY THE SAME?"
AND I SAID, NO, BUT THATS A VERY GOOD STORY.BUT THATS A
VERY GOOD STORY. HE SAID, MOMMY, WILL YOU TELL ME
THAT STORY?
THAT STORY? >> STOP IT.
OFF THE ADORABLE METER.
>> EVERY NIGHT FOR ABOUT A YEAR
AND A HALF I TOLD HIM DIFFERENT
STORIES ABOUT BUTTERFLIES THAT
CAME FROM FLOWERS.
HE LOVED IT, AND I THOUGHT, YOU
KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE THIS INTO A
CHILDRENS STORY.
CHILDRENS STORY.
HOW DO I ADD SOME MATH INTO IT?
>> THESE ARE TIPS WE CAN TAKE INTO OUR OWN HOMES, BUT YOU ALSO
HAVE A HALLMARK --
>> EVERY TIME I GO TO DIFFERENT
MEETINGS, WE SAY HELLO TO EACH
OTHER.
OTHER.
>> YOU HAVE A GREAT MOVIE. >> ITS CALLED "VERY, VERY.
>> ITS CALLED "VERY, VERY VALENTINE."
VALENTINE."
>> IS IT GOOD OR BAD?
>> THE GUY THAT SHE MEETS. HES BAD, YOU CAN TELL.ETS.
HES BAD, YOU CAN TELL. >> TYPICALLY IT ALL WORKS OUT.
>> THEYRE ALL INTENTIONALLY
BAD.
BAD.
>> HES HANDSOME.
VERY HANDSOME.
BUT THERES A MASQUERADE BALL WHERE I MEET THIS OTHER MAN AND
HE HAS TO RUN OFF LIKE REVERSE
SIRND
SIRND AS I UNDERSTAND
CINDERELLA LEAVING ONLY HIS BOUT
BOUTINIERE.
BOUTINIERE.
I WRITE BOOKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
KIDS AS WELL. >> GUESS WHAT?
WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR ALL OF
YOU.
YOU.
EVERYONE IN OUR LIVE STUDIO