Alphabet books: English language
This guide lists alphabet books for children in Cubberley Education Library.
English language
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Animal albums from A to Z by Cece Bell
Publication Date: 2024Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
Cece Bell loves music and collecting old record albums, especially albums featuring animal artists. The bouncing harmonies of the Barbershop Beagles, the elegant crooning of the elephant Ella Fontaine, the hilarious rhymes of the Hip-Hop Hedgehogs--all are represented in this quirky ABC book that draws on the creator's personal collection of albums, memorabilia, and lyrics dating between 1944 and 1984, the heyday of album design. -
Roar Like a Dandelion by Ruth Krauss; Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .R3 R63 2019Ages 4-8; Prk-Gr.3.
From Ruth Krauss, the celebrated children's book author of The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, comes this never-before-published book of witty one-liners--brought to life by Geisel Honor-winning artist Sergio Ruzzier. -
The little red cat who ran away from home and learned his ABC's (the hard way) by Patrick McDonnell
Publication Date: 2017PrK-Gr.1
Bestselling and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell uses the ABC's to tell a hilarious, high-energy alphabetical adventure. It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. -
Olinguito, from A to Z! : unveiling the cloud forest by Lulu Delacre (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » QL737 .C26 D45 2016Gr.1-4; NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, 2017.
With lyrical text in both Spanish and English, we travel to the magical world of a cloud forest in the Andes of Ecuador. We discover the bounty of plants, animals, and other organisms that live there as we help a zoologist look for the elusive olinguito, the first new mammal species identified in the Americas since 1978. -
ABC dream by Kim Krans
Publication Date: 2016Ages 3-7; PrK-Gr.2.
This stunning and innovative alphabet picture book will dazzle little ones and engage the adults who share it with them! Each page is dedicated to a letter, and clever alliterations are packed into each ink-and-watercolor spread. This gem comes to us from Kim Krans, the creator of The Wild Unknown-a lifestyle website offering prints, calendars, and more. -
Oops, pounce, quick, run!: an alphabet caper by Mike Twohy
Publication Date: 2016Ages 4-8; Prk-gr.1.
A 2017 Geisel Honor Book In the vein of Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and other classic cartoons, Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! is a hilariously clever alphabet caper, perfect for fans of LMNO Peas and Z Is for Moose.
2011-2015
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West Coast Wild by Deborah Hodge; Karen Reczuch (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PE1155 .H625 2015Lexile measure AD580L; Ages 5-8; PrK-gr.2
This stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast -- a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an interconnected web of life. -
Once upon an alphabet by Oliver Jeffers
Publication Date: 2014Lexile AD630L; Ages 5-8; Gr.K-3.
If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters. The most inventive and irresistible book of the year spans a mere 26 letters (don't they all!) and 112 pages. -
Take away the A : an alphabeast of a book! by Kris Di Giacomo (Illustrator); Michaël Escoffier
Publication Date: 2014Ages 5-9; Gr.K-3.
Take Away the A is a fun, imaginative romp through the alphabet. The idea behind the book is that within every language there are words that change and become a different word through the simple subtraction of a single letter. In other words, without the "A," the Beast is Best. -
Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham; Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 2012Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky illustrates Kelly Bingham's outrageously funny, critically acclaimed, and boundary-breaking story about a moose, a zebra, and the alphabet! Zebra wants to put on a show as simple as ABC, but Zebra's friend Moose has other (unexpected and hilarious) ideas! -
B is for blue planet: an earth science alphabet by Ruth Strother; Robert Marstall (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 2011Book level 6.1; Ages 8-12.
B is for Blue Planet: An Earth Science Alphabet explains what we do know about our planet and what more we have to learn. Examine Earth's diverse ecosystems(deserts), discover geological wonders (karst caves), learn aboutweather phenomena (hurricanes), and much more.
2001-2010
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LMNO peas by Keith Baker
Publication Date: 2010Lexile measure 390; Ages 3-6; PrK-Gr.2.
Get ready to roll through the alphabet with a jaunty cast of busy little peas. Featuring a range of zippy characters from Acrobat Peas to Zoologist Peas, this delightful picture book highlights a variety of interests, hobbies, and careers--each one themed to a letter of the alphabet--and gives a wonderful sense of the colorful world we live in. -
Just in Case: a trickster tale and Spanish alphabet book by Yuyi Morales
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .O68 J875 2008Book level 2.3; Ages 5-9; Gr.k-3.
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. -
Gone wild: an endangered animal alphabet by David McLimans
Publication Date: 2006Feast 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. David McLiman's bold and playful illustrations transform each letter into a work of art, graphically rendered with animal characteristics.
Before 2001
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ABC I like me! by Nancy Carlson
Publication Date: 1997Lexile measure 190; Ages 2-5; Gr.K-2.
Nancy Carlson's cheerful pig is back in this vibrant ABC companion book to the best-selling I Like Me!--and she's brought along a few friends to join her. The letters of the alphabet are illustrated with brightly-colored, action-packed pictures and are accompanied by read-along text. -
Autumn: an alphabet acrostic by Steven Schnur; Leslie Evans (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 1997Book level 3.6; Gr.2-5.
One brief acrostic poem for each letter of the alphabet from acorn to zero follows the fall season from end of summer to chilly conclusion. -
Many Nations by Joseph Bruchac; Robert F. Goetzl (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » E77.4 .B78 1997Guided Reading Level K; Lexile measure 580; ages 3-7; Grade level 2.1
Illustrations and brief text present aspects of the lives of the many varied native peoples across North America. -
A mountain alphabet by Andrew Kiss (Illustrator); Margriet Ruurs
Publication Date: 1996Ages 3-9.
Mountains are an impressive sight anywhere in the world but those of the western mountain region of North America offer riches that are truly unique. This lavishly illustrated picture book presents snowcapped peaks, emerald lakes, tall pines and magnificent maples, and a range of birds and animals that will fill readers of all ages with wonder. -
Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon; Donald Crews (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PE1155 .S5 1996Guided Reading Level D: Ages 4-9
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 tomorrow's Cheese! Explore a wonderful world of possibility with an imaginative alphabet puzzle that encouraged young readers to look beyond the obvious. -
Alphabet city by Stephen T. Johnson
Publication Date: 1995Ages 6-9; Gr.K-2.
The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A" while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike. -
The desert alphabet book by Jerry Pallotta; Mark Astrella (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 1994Ages 4-10.
The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cartwheeling Golden Wheel Spider. -
A Is for Africa by Ifeoma Onyefulu
Publication Date: 1993Lexile measure 790; Book level 4.5; Ages 5-9.
A series of photos of people, places, and things taken in Nigeria introduce the alphabet. -
Chicka chicka boom boom by Bill Martin; John Archambault; Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 1989Ages 2-6.
In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. -
Eating the alphabet: fruits and vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Publication Date: 1989Ages 3-5; Gr.Prk-Gr.2.
While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food. -
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
Publication Date: 1986Ages 2-4; Caldecott Award.
The letters of the alphabet are transformed and incorporated into twenty-six illustrations, so that the hole in b becomes a balloon and y turns into the head of a yak.
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