Encourage children to scribble, draw, paint and participate in fingerplays to get them ready to write!
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Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth E AYLESWORTH Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be. Catalog Link |
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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert CONCEPT E EHLERT “How much of the alphabet can you eat? Come and join an alphabetical tour through the world of fruits and vegetables”—P. 4 of cover. Catalog Link |
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I Love the Alphabet by Dar Hosta CONCEPT E HOSTA Animals introduce the letters of the alphabet with colorful pictures and rhyming text. Catalog Link |
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Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson E JOHNSON Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon. Catalog Link |
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P is for Pinata: A Mexico Alphabet by Tony Johnston J972 JOH “Using the alphabet, Mexico is introduced in this picture book using poetry and detailed expository text. A through Z topics include: adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly pear, and skeleton”—Provided by publisher. Catalog Link |
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin E LITWIN Pete the Cat gets into colorful adventures while out walking in his new white shoes. Catalog Link |
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A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London E LONDON Easy-to-read, rhyming text describes the sounds of, and uses for, different kinds of airplanes. Catalog Link |
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.,John Archambault E MARTIN An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. Catalog Link |
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Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! by Susan Meyers E MEYERS Illustrations and rhyming text portray kittens as they go from nestling newborns to proud, independent, and ready to have kittens of their own. Catalog Link |
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Write On, Carlos! by Stuart J. Murphy CONCEPT E MURPHY With his mother’s help, Carlos learns to write his name, as some of his friends can do. Catalog Link |
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Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Jack Pretlusky J811.54 REA Segmented into ten subjects, a collection of “poemstarts” provides amusing beginnings to a series of poems and challenges readers to complete the tale in their own special way, enhanced with large text and bold illustrations. Catalog Link |
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Love, Splat! by Rob Scotton HOLIDAY E SCOTTON Splat the cat has a special valentine for a certain someone in his class. Catalog Link |
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Bob's A to Z Word Book by Kate Telfeyan E BOB Join Bob and the team as they take you through the alphabet from apples to snozzzzzing. Catalog Link |
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Moose on the Loose by Kathy-Jo Wargin E WARGIN Rhyming text poses a series of questions about how the reader would deal with a moose that is on the loose, in the yard, in the house, or taking a bath. Catalog Link |
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Chester's Masterpiece by Melanie Watt E WATT Chester is thrilled to write his own book. Catalog Link |
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Alphabeasties: And Other Amazing Types by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss E WERNER Using different fonts and typefaces, this amazing book features animals created by letters. Catalog Link |
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Creature ABC by Andrew Zuckerman J590 ZUC Zuckerman uses his gorgeous animal photography to introduce the alphabet. Catalog Link |