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A sampling of picture books that teach the alphabet to preschoolers!
LMNO Peas

Keith Baker - Beach Lane Books
Format: Book

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...

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr. - Beach Lane Books
Format: Paperback

In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

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Alligator Alphabet

Stella Blackstone - Barefoot Books
Format: Book

Can you think of an animal for every letter of the alphabet? In this delightful ABC book, young children will meet a parade of exotic and familiar creatures and their babies, and learn the upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. With bright and distinctive illustrations done in Stephanie...

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Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z

Lois Ehlert
Format: Book

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.

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Dr. Seuss's ABC

Dr. Seuss - Random House / Beginner Books
Format: Book

Arguably the most entertaining alphabet book ever written, this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss is perfect for children learning their ABCs. Featuring a fantastic cast of zany characters - from Aunt Annie's alligator to the Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, with a lazy lion licking a lollipop...

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Z Is for Moose

Kelly Bingham - Greenwillow Books
Format: Book

Caldecott 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)...

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A to Z

Sandra Boynton - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

From A to Z, the alphabet gets a seriously silly twist in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages.

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Alphabet City

Stephen T. Johnson - Viking
Format: Book

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...

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M Is For Minnesota

Dori Hillestad Butler - University of Minnesota Press
Format: Book

Illustrated entries for each letter of the alphabet present information about the history, geography, natural resources, and important sights of Minnesota.

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ABC T-Rex

Bernard Most - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Book

T-Rex loves the alphabet so much, he wants to eat it up. So he takes a bite or two, and he finds that C is chewy, D is delicious, and K tastes great with ketchup! Go out to eat with T-Rex, get a taste of this appetizing alphabet--and learn a little about food and a lot about fun!

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E is for Earth

Greg Paprocki
Format: Book

Learn with your toddler all about our amazing planet, Earth, and the things we can do to make it more healthy, sustainable, and even more beautiful. An engaging collection of illustrations teaching children all about the amazing planet we live on and the things we can do to make Earth...

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Adventures with Barefoot Critters

Teagan White - Tundra Books
Format: Book

Join an adorable cast of animal characters as they explore the alphabet through the seasons. From gathering honey in spring to building cozy campfires in fall, the friends make the most of each season, both enjoying the great outdoors and staying snug inside. Learning the alphabet is fun when...

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S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet (Alphabet Books)

Helen Foster James - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Book

Next to baseball and fireworks on the Fourth of July, nothing else seems as American as the family camping trip. From what to pack, where to go, and what to do when you get there, S is for Smores: A Camping Alphabet takes readers on an A-Z trail exploring this outdoor pastime.

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Alphabet Trains

Samantha R. Vamos - Charlesbridge
Format: Book

All aboard for a train ride through the alphabet! Whether chug-chug-chugging up a mountainside in an Incline train or zipping at super speed in a Bullet train, trains will get you where you need to be - A to Z! There is a train - some familiar and some unusual - for every letter of the alphabet....

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