Books are one of the greatest tools we have to teach our children the alphabet. After all, it’s letters that make up the words in them. Our alphabet is so full of all kinds of fun sounds and it’s interesting to be able to teach the different sounds each letter makes in our language. If you are looking for the very best books to use in your homeschool or preschool teaching, here is a list of over 100 books to teach the alphabet that you can use and some of them are bound to be requested over and over at bedtime.
100+ Books to Teach the Alphabet
Books to Teach the Letter A:
Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton
A letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
A is for America! by Devin Scillian
Books to Teach the Letter B:
The Baby BeeBee Bird by Dian Redfield Massie
Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr.
The Berry Book by Gail Gibbons
Books to Teach the Letter C:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr
Corduroy by Don Freeman
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Carmen and the Letter C by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
Books to Teach the Letter D:
Ducks Disappearing by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Dazzling Diggers by Tony Mitton
Big Dog, Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
Books to Teach the Letter E:
The Ear Book by Al Perkins
Emma’s Eggs by Margriet Ruurs
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
The Eensy Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman
Books to Teach the Letter F:
The Story of Ferdinand By Munro Leaf
Too Many Frogs By Sandy Asher
Fancy Nancy By Jane O’Connor
The Rainbow Fish By Marcus Pfister
Books to Teach the Letter G:
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist
Go, Dog, Go by P.D. Eastman
Books to Teach the Letter H:
Hungry Hen by Richard Waring
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Old Hat New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Happy Hedgehog Band by Jill Barton
Books to Teach the Letter I:
Immi’s Gift by Karin Littlewood
I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
Imogene’s Antlers by David Small
Books to Teach the Letter J:
Joey Runs Away by Jack Kent
No Jumping on the Bed by Ted Arnold
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
Jump! by Scott M. Fischer
Books to Teach the Letter K:
Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts? by Jane Kurtz
Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand
K is for Kitten by Niki Clark Leopold
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Books to Teach the Letter L:
Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn
The Little Leaf by Adam Shaeffer
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Books to Teach the Letter M:
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Mary and the Mouse, The Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio
Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack by Lyn Rossiter MacFarland
Books to Teach the Letter N:
The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
Just a Nap by Mercer Mayer
Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
The Nose Book by Al Perkins
Books to Teach the Letter O:
Oscar Otter by Nathaniel Benchley
I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting
Octopus Opposites by Stella Blackstone
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Books to Teach the Letter P:
The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowery
The Pumpkin Book By Gail Gibbons
The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Books to Teach the Letter Q:
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Dewalt
The Quilt that Gave a Hug by Phyllis Kaldenburg
Quack and Count by Keith Baker
If I Were Queen of the World by Mark Graham
Books to Teach the Letter R:
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Raccoon on His Own by Jim Arnosky
Rabbits, Rabbits, Everywhere by Ann McCallum
Rain! by Linda Ashman
Books to Teach the Letter S:
Are You a Snail? by Judy Allen
The Splendid Spotted Snake by Alexander Wilensky
Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
My Favorite Shoes by Julie Merberg
Books to Teach the Letter T:
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies
My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstien
Books to Teach the Letter U:
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
The Magic Ukulele by Dr. Carolan
The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Bridges
Chipper and the Unicycle by Don M. Winn
Books to Teach the Letter V:
Verdi by Janell Cannon
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss
Violet Goes to the Country by Jan Koran
Books to Teach the Letter W:
Watermelon Wishes by Lisa Moser
Where’s Walrus? by Steven Savage
In Arctic Waters by Laura Crawford
What’s the Weather? by Schoolastic Inc.
Books to Teach the Letter X:
A Fox: The Sound of X by Alice K. Flanagan
Jessica’s X-Ray by Pat Zonta
My Mom Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister
Xavier Ox’s Xylophone Experiment by Barbara deRubertis
Books to Teach the Letter Y:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
See the Yak Yak by Charles Ghigna
The Yak Who Yelled Yuck! by Carol Pugliano-Martin
Yawn by Sally Symes
Books to Teach the Letter Z:
Get Ready, Eddie! (Features Zippers) by Nat Gabriel
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
Zoomer by Ned Young
50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch
There you have it! 100+ books to teach the alphabet to your child. Have fun reading!
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