28 Mar, 2024

Alphabet

34 mins read
Children’s Nonfiction 
  • Board BooksDurable titles on sturdy pages designed for little hands that introduce the alphabet. 
  • Picture BooksA selection of picture books for all ages with different alphabet adventures. 
  • World Language MaterialsA selection of picture books for all ages in various languages. 
  • Children’s NonfictionA selection of titles exploring the alphabet and letter concepts designed for younger readers. 
  • LaunchpadsPre-loaded tablets with games and educational activities to help young learners practice their alphabet. 
  • DVDsA selection of DVDs related to learning your letters. Many titles are based on picture books. 
  • eContentElectronic books, audiobooks, free streaming videos, and similar resources related to the alphabet. 

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D is for Dancing Dragon: A China Alphabet by Carol Crane 
This A to Z children’s pictorial covers topics such as Beijing, Dragon Dance, Himalayan Mountain Range, Mongolians, and the giant panda. Each subject is introduced with a simple rhyme for younger readers. Expository text is also included for older readers. 

Firefighters A to Z by Chris Demarest 
An alphabetic look at a firefighter’s day. 

ABC for You and Me by Margaret Girnis 
Full color photographs of a multicultural cast of children, most with Down Syndrome, illustrate the simple text that helps children learn their ABCs. 

Work: An Occupational ABC by Kellen Hatanaka 
Introduces the alphabet with artwork that depicts a range of careers, from aviator to zookeeper. 

T is for Touchdown: A Football Alphabet by Brad Herzog 
Sports writer Brad Herzog’s easy-to-read aloud rhymes engage even the youngest of readers while hardcore fans can devour the detailed expository that covers the sport of the pigskin, from A-Z and end zone to end zone. 

I Spy: An Alphabet in Art by Lucy Micklethwait 
Presents objects for the letters of the alphabet through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Picasso, Botticelli, and Vermeer. 

D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet by Nancy Sanders 
Using the alphabet to introduce its contents, this book includes topics such as abolitionists, cowboys, Harlem Renaissance, and Kwanzaa. 

The Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger 
An alphabet book in which windows open to reveal the letters hidden within each picture. 

A is for America by Devin Scillian 
With delightful poems that beg to be read aloud, and expository text to broaden a reader’s horizons, this American alphabet will make you fall in love with the United States over and over again. 

Alphabeasties and Other Amazing Types by Sharon Werner 
From an alligator made of aaa’s to a zebra made of zzz’s, the alphabeasties in this book are ingeniously built out of multiple typefaces. Adults and children will be engaged and delighted with the flaps, which lift to reveal “beasties” for each letter of the alphabet. 

Alphabestiary: Animal Poems from A to Z by Jane Yolen 
A collection of poetry that celebrates animals from A to Z. Poems by William Blake, Thedore Roethke, Isak Dinesen, and others are included. 

Junior Oversized 
  • Board BooksDurable titles on sturdy pages designed for little hands that introduce the alphabet. 
  • Picture BooksA selection of picture books for all ages with different alphabet adventures. 
  • World Language MaterialsA selection of picture books for all ages in various languages. 
  • Children’s NonfictionA selection of titles exploring the alphabet and letter concepts designed for younger readers. 
  • LaunchpadsPre-loaded tablets with games and educational activities to help young learners practice their alphabet. 
  • DVDsA selection of DVDs related to learning your letters. Many titles are based on picture books. 
  • eContentElectronic books, audiobooks, free streaming videos, and similar resources related to the alphabet. 

Scroll to the bottom of the page to print this list or head back to our #MoreThanBooks Recommendations List

Animalia by Graeme Base 
Abounding with fanciful, gorgeously detailed art, it is an alphabet book, a guessing game and a virtual feast for the eyes. 

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