![]() | On Market Street by Arnold Lobel
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $2.25 The best ABC book out there, in my opinion. Each shop keeper on Market Street is made up entirely of their wares...so the Umbrella lady is made of umbrellas, the Orange man is made of oranges. Fantastic illustrations that my toddler and I adore. He learned his ABCs with this book!
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![]() | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Jr, Bill Martin
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $0.01 Classic ABCs...and if you love the book, make sure to get the Scholastic DVD that goes with it.
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![]() | Animalia by Graeme Base
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.01 Each page is a beautiful illustration with a scene of items that begin with a letter of the alphabet...for instance "Ingenious Iguanas Improvising an Intricate Impromptu on Impossibly Impractical Instruments."
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![]() | The Handmade Alphabet (Picture Puffins) by Laura Rankin
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.99 Look inside this book. Each letter's sign is shown, but the illustration also has items that begin with the letter. The hand signing B is surrounded by bubbles, the hand signing C has a cup dangling on the thumb. Children love learning their sign language ABCs...and this book is beautiful.
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![]() | Dr. Seuss's ABC (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 The ABCs through the eyes of Dr. Seuss. Very silly. Kids start to enjoy this book around 2 or 3, and understand the silliness more and more as they get older.
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![]() | Alphabet City (Caldecott Honor Book) by Stephen T. Johnson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.01 Really well-reviewed.
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![]() | The Book of Shadowboxes: A Story of the ABC's by Laura L. Seeley
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $0.09 This illustrator/author isn't nearly as well-known as she should be. In this book you find all the little items that start with each letter...kids love looking, and adults do, too!
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![]() | I Spy: An Alphabet in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.80 Fantastic! Each double-page spread has a beautiful work of art on one side, and the letter with an "I spy" on the other. So for Ll, you see "I spy with my little eye something beginning with an Ll" and on the opposite page is Sargent's "Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose."
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![]() | The Farm Alphabet Book by Jane Miller
Buy new: $3.50 / Used from: $0.01 Kids like actual pictures, and this book is full of them. It also has a simple sentence or two of information about each alphabet object: "Ll/ lamb / A lamb is a young sheep. Its mother is a ewe. Its father is a ram."
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![]() | Miss Spider's Abc Book
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01 Lovely artwork...each letter refers to a type of insect preparing for Miss Spider's surprise birthday party. The illustrations are on thick, glossy paper and the colors seem to glow.
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![]() | Gone Wild (Caldecott Honor Book) by David McLimans
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.68 Bright black and white illustrations, with different levels of information for kids and adults of all ages. I've been told that babies really enjoy the contrast of this book...I just enjoyed the art!
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![]() | The Hidden Alphabet (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Buy used from: $4.99 A lift-the-flap ABC book with great art...check out the reviews, and you'll want to get it for yourself! Cool word choices, too, so it's not just an ABC book and a great art experience--it's a vocabulary builder! Also see "The Graphic Alphabet" if you like this one.
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![]() | Disney's Winnie the Pooh's A to ZZzz by Don Ferguson
Buy used from: $0.01 It's not an extraordinary ABC book by any means, but my little one loves it.
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![]() | ABC Book of Feelings by Marlys Boddy
Buy new: $9.77 / Used from: $0.01 Before the book "Cookies" there was this charming book. Each page has a watercolor illustration of a capital letter and a feeling. For instance "P Puzzled...Puzzled is how you feel when you don't know the answer to a problem." Great for young kids who are just learning their alphabet AND how to talk about their feelings.
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![]() | The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $7.96 Thank you, Chris Van Allsburg, for doing an ABC book!
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![]() | The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z! by Steve Martin
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.01 Steve Martin's ABC book. I've heard it's funny, but haven't seen it myself.
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![]() | The Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell B Sandved
Buy used from: $9.97 For older kids, probably, because the letters aren't always obvious unless you know what you're looking for. The author found all the letters of the alphabet in the patterns and bodies of butterflies..the close up photographs are stunning.
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![]() | From Apple to Zipper/Book and Poster by Nora Cohen
Buy used from: $0.41 A great book for toddlers learning their ABCs...like Market Street, but simpler. Great rhymes, bright colors, and kids are really happy about being able to name what the letters are for.
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![]() | C Is for China (World Alphabets) by Sungwan So
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $4.50 Many countries have an ABC book in this series. Type in almost anything...K is for Korea, J is for Jamaica, etc. in the amazon search bar and you'll find more.
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![]() | The Living Rain Forest by Paul Kratter
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $2.48 Beautiful illustrations and basic rainforest science. Probably best for kids who already know their ABCs, but are just starting to learn about different environments.
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![]() | The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $1.82 Very well-reviewed.
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![]() | Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z (Harcourt Brace Big Book) by Lois Ehlert
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $14.99 Lois Ehlert's art always appeals to young kids. It's nice to see an alphabet book that helps kids learn about healthy food, too...not just animals or random items.
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![]() | Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Adults Only by Shel Silverstein
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $3.64 For *older* kids with a twisted sense of humor. S is for spit, and also for Stanley who likes to murder little boys and girls early Sunday morning. Really a very naughty ABC book...
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![]() | Nedobeck's Alphabet Book by Don Nedobeck
Buy used from: $1.50 What a shame there isn't a picture of this one! Anyone familiar with Nedobeck's art will love this book. Each page has a bright capital letter with an illustrated scene like: Little Leonard Lion climbs a Ladder to mail a Love Letter to Lori.
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![]() | The Alphabet Book (Pictureback(R)) by P.D. Eastman
Buy new: $3.25 / Used from: $0.01 What young parent didn't grow up with this book? Letters and illustrations are very clear. My only objection to the book is that I stands for "Indian with ice cream."
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![]() | The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $10.32 A new release...two children embark on a dangerous treasure hunt through the alphabet. The story is told through 26 alphabetical lines. Not really a device for kids to learn ABCs for the first time, but piracy and monsters will be motivating for a certain ABC-learning audience!
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![]() | The Dinosaur Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books) by Jerry Pallotta
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $2.92 Introduce your kids to dinosaurs, reinforce the ABCs, and learn some fun dinosaur facts. There are dozens of books like these, on various subjects that kids love. Just put your subject and "alphabet" in the search window!
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![]() | ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book by Alison Jay
Buy used from: $22.41 Alison Jay's artwork is so lovely, it's always enjoyable to sit down and read her books with a child. Hopefully they'll reissue this one!
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![]() | B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series) by Kathy-jo Wargin
Buy new: $13.46 / Used from: $7.98 Almost every state has one of these...just put a state name in the search bar along with "alphabet" and you'll find what you need! There are also several USA alphabet books, USA history alphabet books, inventors, etc.
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