Thursday, May 26, 2011

6 Alphabet Picture Books

  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
    by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
    The letters of the alphabet come to life and race each other to the top of the coconut tree.
  • A Was Once An Apple Pie
    by Edward Lear, illustrated by Suse MacDonald
    Each letter is presented with a verse from a silly rhyme that plays with sound and language.
  • Animalia
    by Graeme Base
    Each page features a sentence where every word begins with the same letter of the alphabet. Beautiful illustrations portray what the sentences describe.
  • LMNO Peas
    by Keith Baker
    Tiny peas who live and work inside the alphabet list the many jobs they do, including acrobat, volunteer, and plumber.
  • Alphabet Under Construction
    by Denise Fleming
    2006 | 32 pages | Picture Book
    A list of construction-related words - one for each letter of the alphabet. 
  • Alfred's Alphabet Walk
    by Victoria Chess
    1979 | 32 pages | Picture Book
    This is a childhood favorite of mine. I remember loving the glossy pages in my Weekly Reader Club edition. Alfred learns his alphabet through meetings with different animals.
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