Children's Literature: ABCs

Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system.

What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right -- in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is Anū in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese, and Arı in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms.

When Noah called the zebras out of the Ark, he thought it was empty, but he was wrong! There were still many unusual animals aboard--from zerens to aoudads.

The letters of the alphabet provide a humorous look at some of the activities of young animals at school, including counting, erasing, making music, painting, and snack time.

ABC's made kid-friendly by chunky black letters and clean-lined watercolors.

ABC Book takes children through their first lessons in letters with animals as familiar as a mouse...as fantastic as a unicorn...& as peculiar as a xiphius.

"ABC song" (words and music).

An alphabet book introducing the leaves from a variety of trees.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by two words with definitions from the specialized vocabulary of space exploration.

A is for Annabelle, grandmother's doll, and all the other letters stand for Annabelle's clothing or possessions-her watch, parasol, jacket, fan and so forth.

The letters of the alphabet appear as parts of pictures representing sample words, such as a drip formed by a D coming out of a faucet and a vampire with two V's for fangs.

In a sequence of four drawings each letter of the alphabet is transformed into the picture of an animal whose name begins with that letter.

Features thick pages cut into the shape of each letter, creating a sort of peek-through guessing game around the letter form itself. As children interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the 26 letters and associated words, but also with each letter's physicality--angles, holes, and curves, both front and back"--
A board book featuring colorful illustrations and die cut pages introduces the alphabet to young children, with each letter featured in a peek-a-boo guessing game.

Twenty-six amazing women; twenty-six amazing stories. From Amelia Earhart, pilot and adventurer, to Zora Neal Hurston, writer and anthropologist, learn about the hardships and triumphs that inspired each woman to change the world around her.

The reader is invited to guess the identity of twenty-six unusual animals illustrating the letter of the alphabet.

An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."

An assortment of animals introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.

Alliterative text and pictures present adventures of animals from A to Z.

Kitty is not happy when she's told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that's left are asparagus, beets, cauliflower, dill, and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she ate my homework, bit grandma, clawed the curtains, damaged the dishes, and so on, through Z.

Presents each letter of the alphabet with an animal whose name begins with that letter.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet through rhyming text and close-up examinations of letter-like markings on the wings of various species of butterflies.

An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

The man with the yellow hat illustrates the alphabet for his curious monkey friend.

A collection of twenty-six short poems pondering what the world would be like if any letters of the alphabet should disappear.

Letters of the alphabet in various graphic styles accompany words associated with fairs.

Presents fruits and vegetables carved into shapes to teach colors, numbers, letters, shapes, and opposites.

In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simón Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet, describe the wonder of the vegetable and fruit farms.

east your eyes on these amazing creatures before they disappear. This stampede of wild animals, from Chinese Alligator to Grevy's Zebra, are so rare, they're all endangered.

This elegant alphabet is for those who long ago mastered their ABCs but never outgrew their passion for discovering beauty in unexpected places.

A poem for each letter of the alphabet introduces a different, spooky aspect of Halloween.

Have you ever seen an alligator with antlers, a monster wearing mittens, a zipper on a zebra, or other such alphabetical amusements?

From grandmother's trunk are taken objects beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Directions for playing this game are included.

Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures from A to Z, beginning with the ant and concluding with the zebra butterfly.

Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by an illustration and appropriate poem or a phrase from a poem.

Rhyming riddles challenge the reader to guess objects beginning with letters A to Z.

As Señor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all. Includes a Spanish word for each letter of the Spanish alphabet.

Lucy and Tom introduce the letters of the alphabet while taking the reader on a tour of the people and places in their everyday life.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

An alphabet book in which an animal "pop-up" picture beginning with the letter is hidden in the letter.

Introduces the letters A to Z by describing fish and other creatures living in the North Atlantic Ocean.

A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.

While learning some facts about animals, the reader is challenged to guess why A is for zoo, B is for dog, and C is for hen.

Moose, terribly eager to play his part in the alphabet book his friend Zebra is putting together, then awfully disappointed when his letter passes, behaves rather badly until Zebra finds a spot for him.

Depicts how A was in an avalanche, B was badly bitten, C was cut to ribbons, and the other letters of the alphabet suffered similar mishaps.