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I have shared many amazing preschool book lists here on the blog over the years, but I recently realized I have not shared our favorite alphabet books for preschool here yet! ABC books are some of my favorite books to read to my littles. In fact, I love them so much I have several on my shelf permanently. Alphabet books are great for teaching the letters of the alphabet, and many are just plain fun to read!

Our Favorite Alphabet Books

Let’s talk about our very favorite ABC books! One of my favorite things to do with my kids is curl up with a good book. If it’s a silly book that I can present in a fun way, that’s even better!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – My kids absolutely love watching all of the lowercase letters race to the top of the coconut tree. Of course, there’s a bit of a traffic jam and the upper case letters must come to the rescue!

The ABC Bunny – This book is one of my middle son’s favorite books ever. I have so enjoyed reading this with him. The illustrations are in black and white, but the fun rhymes make kids want you to read the book over and over again.

LMNO Peas – The silly pea characters take us on a fun adventure through the alphabet with rhyming text and a look at a wide variety of interests, hobbies, and careers that make the world go round!

Museum ABC – This book is so unique in that you get to show your child real pieces of artwork based on each letter of the alphabet. Children will see how each object may be in the same category, but look so different!

The Best Alphabet Books

I have found that the best alphabet books are often very simple with engaging photos and a fun story. My kids also really love when the text rhymes!

ABC books are just as fun for my kids as children’s books about colors or our favorite five senses books!

The Day Z Went First – Poor Z is always last and now he is demanding fair and equal treatment! All of the letters agree to go backwards until P gets some ideas of his own. It’s not long before all of the letters have their own ideas and chaos ensues!

A Pirate ABC – Do you have a child who loves pirates? “A Pirate ABC” by June Sobel features a brave captain who has ordered his crew to capture all of the letters of the entire alphabet! If they don’t they’ll walk the plank.

Alphabet City – This great book takes a look at the urban landscape and transforms everyday objects into letters of the alphabet! Your child will learn to see how regular objects can be imagined into something new.

Creature ABC – This fun book by Andrew Zuckerman features 120 pages of his amazing wildlife photography. Get an up close look at real animals and explore the alphabet at the same time!

Apple Pie ABC – A super cute puppy wants nothing more than to get his paws on an apple pie. Follow his adventures through the alphabet and see if he gets it!

The Handmade Alphabet – Combine learning the alphabet with sign language in this gorgeous book of pencil drawn illustrations of human hands signing the alphabet.

Dr. Seuss’s ABC – If you love Dr. Seuss, you have to read his ABC book! Watch Dr. Seuss’s quirky characters come to life as you take a trip through the alphabet and make reading fun!

ABC T-Rex – In this cute book, T-Rex finds the alphabet so charming that he wants to eat it all up! Each letter is just perfect with C being chewy, D delicious, and so on. Kids will learn all about the alphabet and a little about food, too.

The Turn Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book – Young children will find surprises at every turn of the alphabet. In this unique book by Lisa Campbell Ernst readers are challenged to use their imaginations to see what each letter would be if turned around.

If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet Book – How cute is this book? Amazing rocks found on the beach of the author’s home comprise this alphabet book. This fun alphabet book features rock formations that represent items that begin with each letter of the alphabet.

ABCs from Space – If you have a child obsessed with space, you have to get this book! Take a look at the alphabet while looking at all of the amazing pictures from space! Find alphabet letters in space and explore the universe with your young readers.

Sleepy Little Alphabet – When it’s time for bed you have to read Judy Sierra’s fun book featuring the lowercase letters of the alphabet as they get ready for bed! What will the capital letters (their parents) have to do to get them to go to sleep?

The Construction Alphabet Book – Children will take a journey through the alphabet with construction equipment. This book includes beautiful illustrations and is a lot of fun for construction lovers!

The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs – When an Alligator and a Bear chase a cat a dragon and others join the chase through ice and jungles! Kids will love the antics and all of the colorful illustrations!

Eric Carle’s ABC -In this classic alphabet book each page features a giant letter to help kids with letter recognition. This simple book is perfect for preschoolers and the classic Eric Carle illustrations never disappoint!

Eating the Alphabet – If you’re looking for a fun ABC board book, you have to take a look at Lois Ehlert’s Eating the Alphabet. Bright, colorful illustrations explore food in all of the letters of the alphabet!