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book nook: Alphabet Books
4-8 Years
The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town by Eric A. Kimmel
Animated watercolor and pencil collage illustrations combine with a sweat and encouraging story about little letters and their bedtime routines. A great introduction for young readers to learn about letter naming and upper/lowercase letter identification.
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Watercolor fruits and vegetables are served as young children discover upper and lowercase letters and learn a little about each fruit through the handy glossary at the end of the book.
The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman
Captured with sepia-toned illustrations and a sci-fi storyline, children will embark on a slightly ghoulish adventure, searching for the alphabet and learning that not everything is as it seems.
Amazon Alphabet by Johnette Downing
A is for Amazon River, Q is for Quetzal, learning the names of both upper and lowercase letters and discovering all the facets of the Amazon Rain Forest is made easier by the cloth-and-paper collage illustrations and by the factual based information about each element.
The Jazzy Alphabet by Sherry Shahan
Cats dance their way through the alphabet. Find items that match the letter on each page.
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth
The old black fly buzzes through the alphabet, causing chaos in this family’s house!
My Beastie Book of ABC by David Frampton
A colorful, rhyming look at the ABCs of the animal kingdom.
The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book by Lisa Campbell
The letters of the alphabet can become many things if you just turn them around and upside down!
The Disappearing Alphabet by Richard Wilbur
What would happen to the world if the letters of the alphabet began to disappear? Here are 26 reasons not to let it.
Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
A series of realistic paintings depicts urban scenes which contain letters of the alphabet.
“Clang” Went the Cymbals: An Onomatopoeia Alphabet Book by Dana Hall Jordan
In this alphabet book about a young boy who loses his stuffed bear at a parade, the reader is introduced to the concept of onomatopoeias, words that imitate the sounds that they refer to.
AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis
When the letter Z tires of always being last in line, he decides to take a stand and go first. What results is a jumbled, chaotic alphabet story that will delight young readers.
A Isn’t for Fox: An Isn’t Alphabet by Wendy Ulmer
In an unexpected and playful twist to the traditional alphabet book, Ulmer first describes what each letter does NOT stand for, before he names it.
On Market Street by Arnold Lobel
A young child visits Market Street and purchases one item for each letter of the alphabet. Each merchant the child visits is cleverly composed of the merchandise he or she is selling, such as apples or books or wigs.
ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill
This colorful alphabet book illustrates each letter through hand-carved and brightly painted wooden animals. The only text is the name of each animal, offered in both English and Spanish.
I is for Idea: An Inventions Alphabet by Cathy Collison
An alphabet of inventions, which also contains fascinating details and information about each invention.
The Absolutely Awful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein
An alliterative alphabet book featuring all things awful and nasty!
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
A cheerful occupation-based alphabet book which features green pea folk demonstrating each occupation.
Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game by Mary Elting
This book expands on the connections made in traditional alphabet books by making new and unlikely associations for each letter.
9-12 Years
Discovering Nature's Alphabet by Krystina Castella
Not only will this book capture student’s attention with its breathtaking photographs of letters found in branches, coral, icicles and other places, it will also challenge them to find letters in their own environments and untouched by human hands
S is for Story: A Writer’s Alphabet by Esther Hershenhorn
From A to Z, storytelling and writing is covered extensively in this alphabet book which also includes tips, quotations, and further information to encourage and inspire the young writer.
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