Alphabet Books

Edward Lear's A Was Once an Apple Pie by Suse MacDonald

ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book by Alison Jay

The Absolutely Awful Alphabet by Mordicai Gerstein

26 Letters and 99 Cents: Hoban, Tana; Book Call Number: JE HOBA , Year: 1987; Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system.
A Is for Salad: Lester, Mike; Book Call Number: JE L , Year: 2000; Each letter of the alphabet is presented in an unusual way, such as: "A is for salad" showing an alligator eating a bowl of greens.
A is for Zebra: Shulman, Mark; Book Call Number: JE SHUL , Year: 2006; P is for hip-hop? This backwards alphabet presents the alphabet using words that end in those letters, such as "A is for zebra," "I is for sushi," and "N is for green penguin."
Edward Lear's A Was Once an Apple Pie: MacDonald, Suse; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 2005; MacDonald adapts Lear's fun-to-say, alphabet rhyme in a picture book that combines the classic with the up to date. Bright, bold illustrations are created with handpainted cut paper.
ABC USA: Jarrie, Martin; Book Call Number: JE J , Year: 2005; Find out more about your country, the United States, while learning the ABC's.
ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book: Jay, Alison; Book Call Number: JE J , Year: 2003; Simple in format, with a letter and word on every page and bright paintings of everyday items, "ABC" reveals numerous visual surprises for toddlers.
The Absolutely Awful Alphabet: Gerstein, Mordicai; Book Call Number: JE G , Year: 1999
Achoo! Bang! Crash!: Macdonald, Ross; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 2003; A for . . . Achoo? B for Bump, Bang, and Bop? C for Crackle, Clank, and Crunch? In this hilarious book you'll see clothes ripped off an intrepid game hunter by a ferocious lion ("ROAR! RIP! RUN!"); a little boy who manages to pin the tail on his father, rather than the donkey. ("NO! OH! OOPS! OW!"); and an exceedingly plump Santa being crammed down the chimney ("JINGLE! JINGLE! JINGLE!").
Agent A to Agent Z: Rash, Andy; Book Call Number: JE R , Year: 2004; A spy named Agent A inspects his fellow spies, all similarly named after letters of the alphabet.
Alison's Zinnia: Lobel, Anita; Book Call Number: JE L , Year: 1990; Alison acquired an amaryllis for Beryl who bought a begonia for Crystal--and so on through the alphabet, as full-page illustrations are presented of each flower.
Alpha Beta Chowder: Steig, Jeanne; Book Call Number: J 811 S , Year: 1992
Alphabeep: A Zipping, Zooming ABC: Pearson, Debora; Book Call Number: JE P , Year: 2003; This colorful picture book is a vehicle lover's dream-a whole alphabet of automobiles, trucks, machinery, and road signs. From "Ambulance" to "Zamboni," each page has a lower- and uppercase letter displayed, plus a vehicle to match, and a description and illustration that emphasize the spotlighted letter.
An Alphabet Book of Cats and Dogs: Moxley, Sheila; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 2001; Cool cats and dandy dogs help you with your ABCs.
Alphabet House: Wallace, Nancy; Book Call Number: JE W , Year: 2005; Nancy Elizabeth Wallace invites children to enter an alphabet house and join a family of bunnies as they look for familiar objects starting with the letters A to Z. If they miss anything, an easy-to-follow answer key is provided at the back.
The New Alphabet of Animals: Wormell, Christopher; Book Call Number: JE W , Year: 2002; Portraying both unusual and familiar animals from armadillo to zorilla, the alphabet is brought to life through distinctive linoleum-block illustrations.
Alphabet Rescue: Wood, Audrey; Book Call Number: JE WOOD , Year: 2006; While on vacation in Alphabet City, Little e and the other lowercase letters repair an old fire truck and come to the rescue when a fire engulfs the letter-making factory.
The Alphabet Room: Pinto, Sara; Book Call Number: JE P , Year: 2003; Starting with the simplest images, this lift-the-flap alphabet book allows little ones to watch the letters of the alphabet come alive within the 26 flaps and sturdy board pages.
Animal Stackers: Belle, Jennifer; Book Call Number: JE B , Year: 2005; The critically acclaimed and bestselling author of "Going Down" pairs words with quirky animals for this whimsical collection of poetry that blends genres in an unforgettable way.
Anno's alphabet: Anno, Mitsumasa; Book Call Number: JE A , Year: 1974; Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc.
Arches to Zigzags: An Architecture ABC: Crosbie, Michael; Book Call Number: JE C , Year: 2000
B is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC: Sobel, June; Book Call Number: JE S , Year: 2003; As children watch over the course of a year, builders construct a rollercoaster using tools and materials that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
The Beetle Alphabet Book: Pallotta, Jerry; Book Call Number: JE PALL , Year: 2004; A fascinating look at beetles from A to Z, offering readers a wide array of intriguing facts with a bit of humor tossed in.
The Construction Alphabet Book: Pallotta, Jerry; Book Call Number: JE PALL , Year: 2006; Readers explore construction equipment in this noisy alphabet book.
D Is For Democracy: Grodin, Elissa; Book Call Number: J 320.973 G , Year: 2004
D is for Doodle: Oodles of Doodles from A to Z: Zemke, Deborah; Book Call Number: J 741 Z , Year: 2004; This unique, interactive alphabet-art book provides hours of fun as children (and grown-ups, too) learn to draw everything from alligators to zebras, clowns to xylophones.
The Desert Alphabet Book: Pallotta, Jerry; Book Call Number: JE P , Year: 1994; An alphabetic array of plants, animals, and phenomena found in the parched, mysterious deserts of the world.
The Disappearing Alphabet: Wilbur, Richard; Book Call Number: J 811 W , Year: 1998; Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur turns his sharp eye to the noble alphabet and imagines what life would be like without these twenty-six little--but powerful--letters.
Dog's ABC: Dodd, Emma; Book Call Number: JE D , Year: 2002
The Graphic Alphabet: Pelletier, David; Book Call Number: JE P , Year: 1996; From A to Z, each letter is reinterpreted with dramatic colors, wry wit, and distinctive perspectives.
H Is For Horse: An Equestrian Alphabet: Ulmer, Michael; Book Call Number: JE U , Year: 2004; From basics such as mucking out the stall and how to judge a horse's qualities to historical facts on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mike Ulmer relays the fun and fundamentals of the world of horses.
Halloween ABC: Merriam, Eve; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 1987; Award-winner Merriam slips on a Gothic cloak and mask to titillate and tease with 26 varied Halloween poems, highlighting all letters of the alphabet, that playfully and ironically address readers.
The Handmade Alphabet: Rankin, Laura; Book Call Number: JE R , Year: 1991; Presents the hand-shape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.
Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC: Leuck, Laura; Book Call Number: JE L , Year: 2003; Follow twenty-six monsters from A to Z playing in the sandbox, drawing pictures, jumping rope and learning their ABCs. The hilarious characters, colorful illustrations and surprise ending make this a lively way for anyone to learn the alphabet.
Little Bird's ABC: Grobler, Piet; Book Call Number: JE G , Year: 2005
Matthew A.B.C: Catalanotto, Peter; Book Call Number: JE C , Year: 2002
Max's ABC: Wells, Rosemary; Book Call Number: JE WELL , Year: 2006; Everybody's favorite bunnies, Max and Ruby, are back, starring in their very own ABC concept book.
Museum ABC: ,; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 2002; A unique and colorful picture book that uses the alphabet to introduce children to more than 100 works of art. A full spread is devoted to each letter of the alphabet and four pictures of the object represented.
My Beastie Book of ABC: Frampton, David; Book Call Number: JE F , Year: 2002
My Little Sister Hugged an Ape: Grossman, Bill; Book Call Number: JE G , Year: 2004; Little sister is on a hugging spree, out to hug a different animal for every letter of the alphabet.
P is for Passport: A World Alphabet: Scillian, Devin; Book Call Number: JE S , Year: 2003; A passport and rhyming text celebrate the author's adventures discovering differences as well as similarities, from "A" for the variety of animals that populate the planet to "Z" for the time zones that mark the days around the world.
Toot & Puddle: Puddle's ABC: Hobbie, Holly; Book Call Number: JE H , Year: 2000; Puddle teaches his friend Otto the letters of the alphabet so that Otto can write his name.
Quentin Blake's ABC: Blake, Quentin; Book Call Number: JE B , Year: 1989; Rhyming text and illustrations depict objects for each letter of the alphabet, from apples and breakfast in bed to a hairy yak and plenty of zippers.
R is for Race: Herzog, Brad; Book Call Number: J 629.228 HERZ , Year: 2006; Young readers experience the track's sights and sounds as they learn the ins and outs of stock car racing, from its humble beginnings in 1895 to the fastest growing sport in America.
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC: Sobel, June; Book Call Number: JE SOBE , Year: 2006; A pirate captain orders his brave and bumbling pirate crew to capture the entire alphabet - and they'll walk the plank if they're missing a single letter!
Summer: An Alphabet Acrostic: Schnur, Steven; Book Call Number: JE S , Year: 2001; This poetic tribute to summer features 26 poems, alphabetically arranged, that reveal a playful acrostic when read vertically.
The Bouncing, Dancing, Galloping ABC: Doyle, Charlotte; Book Call Number: JE DOYL , Year: 2006
The City ABC Book: Milich, Zoran; Book Call Number: JE M , Year: 2001; Featuring dramatic black-and-white photographs of urban landscapes with hidden letters boldly highlighted in red, this book inspires children to take a second look at the world around them as their powers of observation are enhanced and their imaginations are allowed to soar.
The Hidden Alphabet: Seeger, Laura; Book , Year: 2003; An alphabet book in which windows open to reveal the letters hidden within each picture.
The Turn-Around Upside-Down Alphabet Book: Ernst, Lisa; Book Call Number: JE E , Year: 2004
Tomorrow's Alphabet: Shannon, George; Book Call Number: JE S , Year: 1995; A is for seed, B is for eggs, C is for milk -- what's going on here? The seed is tomorrows Apple, the eggs are tomorrows Birds, the milk is tomorrows Cheese!
What Pete Ate from A-Z: Kalman, Maira; Book Call Number: JE K , Year: 2001; In this alphabet book, a child relates some of the unusual things eaten by Pete the dog, including an accordion, a lucky quarter, and Uncle Norman's underpants.
Z Goes Home: Agee, Jon; Book Call Number: JE A , Year: 2003; This alphabet story follows the letter Z as he returns home from work, passing "characters" which suggest a familiar shape.
Zoo Flakes ABC: Howell, Will; Book Call Number: JE H , Year: 2002; Snowflake-style cutouts present a different animal for each letter of the alphabet. Includes instructions.

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