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So many great books--an embarrassment of riches!
Our state alphabet book is "C is for Cornhusker."
Two other great alphabet books are "America: A Patriotic Primer" and "A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women," both by Lynne Cheney. Great illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser. (Also great is their book "Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America," inspired by a trip taken by Mrs. Cheney's grandchildren.)
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Oh! There is MORE!!!
The states:
Alabama Y is for Yellowhammer: An Alabama Alphabet
Alaska L is for Last Frontier: An Alaska Alphabet
Arizona G is for Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet
Arkansas N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet
California G is for Golden: A California Alphabet
Colorado C is for Centennial: A Colorado Alphabet
Connecticut N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet
Delaware F is for First State: A Delaware Alphabet
Florida S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet
Georgia P is for Peach: A Georgia Alphabet
Hawaii A is for Aloha: A Hawaii Alphabet
Idaho P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet
Illinois L is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet
Indiana H is for Hoosier: An Indiana Alphabet
Iowa H is for Hawkeye: An Iowa Alphabet
Kansas S is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet
Kentucky B is for Bluegrass: A Kentucky Alphabet
Louisiana P is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet
Maine L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet
Maryland B is for Blue Crab: A Maryland Alphabet
Massachusetts M is for Mayflower: A Massachusetts
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Michigan M is for Mitten: The Michigan Alphabet
Minnesota V is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet
Mississippi M is for Magnolia: A Mississippi Alphabet
Missouri S is for Show Me: A Missouri Alphabet
Montana B is for Big Sky Country: A Montana Alphabet
Nebraska C is for Cornhusker: A Nebraska Alphabet
Nevada S is for Silver: A Nevada Alphabet
New Hampshire G is for Granite: A New Hampshire Alphabet
New Jersey G is for Garden State: A New Jersey Alphabet
New Mexico E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico State Alphabet
New York E is for Empire: A New York State Alphabet
North Carolina T is for Tar Heel: A North Carolina Alphabet
North Dakota P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet
Ohio B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet
Oklahoma S is for Sooner: An Oklahoma Alphabet
Oregon B is for Beaver: An Oregon Alphabet
Pennsylvania K is for Keystone: A Pennsylvania Alphabet
Rhode Island R is for Rhode Island Red: A Rhode Island Alphabet
South Carolina P is for Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet
South Dakota M is for Mount Rushmore: A South Dakota Alphabet
Tennessee V is for Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet
Texas L is for Lone Star: A Texas Alphabet
Utah A is for Arches: A Utah Alphabet
Vermont M is for Maple Syrup: A Vermont Alphabet
Virginia O is for Old Dominion: A Virginia Alphabet
Washington E is for Evergreen: A Washington Alphabet
Washington DC N is for our Nation's Capitol: A Washington DC Alphabet
West Virginia M is for Mountain State: A West Virginia Alphabet
Wisconsin B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet
Wyoming C is for Cowboy: A Wyoming Alphabet
VERY COOL!! Enjoy!
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I have many of these---- all of the "relevant" states (to us   ). We love them---especially the pictures!
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Celeste wrote:
| Two other great alphabet books are "America: A Patriotic Primer" and "A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women," both by Lynne Cheney. Great illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser. (Also great is their book "Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America," inspired by a trip taken by Mrs. Cheney's grandchildren.) |
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I love the Lynne Cheney books. They are great. Just got America: A Patriotic Primer (almost new) for 50 cents because the library was selling it  .
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Oh my goodness - this book is so much fun! We just discovered Discovering Nature's Alphabet.
I love the dedication. It's telling of the tone of the book. One dediction is to the author's mother, "who taught him how to see things differently." We have been talking, at our house recently, about the habit of observation - really looking at what is around us. When we really look we often see amazing things.
The idea of this book came from a hiking game that inspired the authors to slow down and observe the details in nature. They were at a national park and saw a tree that looked like the letter "Y." Then they noticed another and wondered if they could find the whole alphabet in nature. They found that these nature hunts really piqued the interest of children.
The pictures in this book are amazing (think The Butterfly Alphabet) and it immediately got me looking around the yard for alphabet shapes in natural objects. I think this will be our summer project. Stay tuned for our pictures as we search for the alphabet and post on our blog.
A great combination of nature study, language arts, and photogrpahy!
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Okay, I have a new favorite in our house - just purchased yesterday at the Real Learning conference from Catholic Artworks....An Alphabet of Catholic Saints by Brenda & George Nippert. The pictures of the saints are just beautiful, and accompanied by some very cute poems about each saint. The boys in my house are just enthralled with it.
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Cindy Mac wrote:
| Okay, I have a new favorite in our house - just purchased yesterday at the Real Learning conference from Catholic Artworks....An Alphabet of Catholic Saints by Brenda & George Nippert. The pictures of the saints are just beautiful, and accompanied by some very cute poems about each saint. The boys in my house are just enthralled with it. |
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Cindy,
This is such a lovely book isn't it?! My children love it too and I have given several as gifts and always hear back from the parents how much they like it!
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Mary M and Cindy, those both look like great books.
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Just a few I didn't see mentioned:
For preschoolers, although X,Y,Z don't have their own rhymes, "In A Pumpkin Shell: A Mother Goose ABC" illustrated by Joan Walsh Anglund is cute.
We really liked "B Is for Bethlehem: A Christmas Alphabet" last Christmas.
My girls also like identifying things that 'start with the letter' in the "Usborne Farmyard Tales Alphabet Book", although we're moving up to Animalia, which I saw recommended already.
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Quilt Alphabet is a fall-themed alphabet book with riddle-poems that we just discovered.
A Prairie Alphabet is another one we just picked up from the library and is about rural farm life.
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Not sure if this made the list....no time to check 
Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet by Ann Whitford Paul
It describes in words and pictures, 26 different quilt patterns, placing each in historical context.
Picrues are lovely, words are lovely.
Great thrift store find 
Also good for those who like picture books about quilts......like me!
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We just discovered The Book of Shadow Boxes - A Story of the ABCs. Each page has many items that begin with that letter of the alphabet. The accompanying text rhymes, and then the little ghost narrator (not scary) asks you to find something in particular on that page.
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And in the midst of our Colonial America studies, we found D is for Drums: A Colonial Williamsburg ABC by Kay Chorao. The younger kids loved trying to make the shapes of the alphabet with their bodies as shown on each page with dolls.
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Shiver Me Letters
Alphabet of Homes Around the World
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I just revisited this wonderful old thread as I make a booklist for my preschooler this Fall. So many great finds!
I also thought I would add a lovely one I discovered recently at a used book sale. It looks to be out of print, but the used copies on Amazon are reasonable.
All in the Woodland Early by Jane Yolen
I think it is a must for the nature lovers in need of a new alphabet book! There is a running poem/song throughout and each letter introduces a woodland creature.
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So, it's been a couple years since any new alphabet books were added. Have any recent favorites or oldies not mentioned?
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Second this one...love the code flags that are included.
Also found this one which also includes the international code of maritime flags on the inside front & back covers. Great "K" page with lots of different knots featured. - T Is for Tugboat: Navigating the Seas from A to Z
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This is going to be the richest treasure of a post on this board.  I was happy to revisit some of those old suggestions and add them to my wish list!
ABC3D is very cool. Just a cool, cool book to look at and hold and admire.
The Hidden Alphabet is another innovative book... a fun visual exercise for kids.
New also are some very bright, fun visually striking books by the American Museum of Natural History, perfect for toddlers:
ABC Animals
ABC Oceans
ABC Dinosaurs
And I'm not sure how we missed some of these gems:
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z best and cheapest board book ever!
ABC Bunny. Who doesn't love Wanda Gag?
Museum ABC is so very lovely and educational.
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Two delightful phonics based Alphabet books are Abadaba Alphabet and Doodling Dragons.
Abadaba comes with a CD read by Jim Weiss, and Jim Weiss also reads the app version of Doodling Dragons. I think that Abadaba is a superior picture book with richer illustrations and more entertaining text (written in rhyme), but Doodling Dragons is also fun and uses all the sounds the phoneme makes, so it is perhaps more useful as an educational tool.
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Brand new this year also is Barefoot Critters which looks very sweet...
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