I want to learn my ABCs, won’t you read a book to me?
The Z Was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg
My favorite alphabet book! Quite the drama unfolds as B gets bitten, E evaporates, M melts, and U is uprooted! The illustrations are perfect.
Alphabears by Kathleen and Michael Hague
Sweet text and charming illustrations. A great addition to your home library.
On Market Street by Arnold Lobel
The merchants are opening up their doors allowing you to peruse their wares. You will find all sorts of fun things to buy on market street! Each page is devoted to one letter of the alphabet. The illustrations are clever and whimsical. This book is a delight for young eyes.
Note: Not every family will love this book because X is for Xmas trees. I simply explained to my children that some people shorten Christmas to Xmas, but we don’t. You can use it as a teachable moment.
The Accidental Zucchini by Max Grover
A fork fence, a macaroni merry-go-round, and peach pie pile. Expect the unexpected in this easy to read, fun to look at alphabet book.
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
C is for currant, corn, celery, and cucumber. Cabbage, cherry, carrot, and cauliflower. A simple book done in the bright drawings you expect from Lois Ehlert.
What alphabet books do your kids love?
We love The Z Was Zapped here also!
My boys’ favorite, however, is Superhero ABC.
Kisha,
I’ll have to look for Superhero ABC. I’ve never even heard of it!
š Ami
Thanks for your blog!
I have been a ‘lurker’ until now. š
I’m just beginning our homeschool journey (children ages 5, 3.5, 3.5, 2 & 2 months) and we are avid readers as well!
We have enjoyed Alphabeasties: And Other Amazing Types by Sharon Werner. It is quite unique and creative. Taking various fonts to create animal images using the animal’s beginning letter.
Wendy
I’m so excited to have found your blog, and am really looking forward to going through the resources you’ve recommended. Wanted to offer a thought regarding “Xmas.” It used to really bother me, too. Then when I was in college (Houghton College, small Christian college in western NY) one of my Bible professors explained the origin. He said that “X” is the first letter in the Greek word “Christos”, so the letter X has historically been used in the church as an abbreviation for “Christ.” It made my note-taking so much faster to be able to abbreviate “Christ”, “Christian” and “Christmas” as “X”, “Xn”, and “Xmas”! You wouldn’t believe how often those come up, at a small Xn school! š
Thanks so much for sharing your X insight! š