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ABCs & 123s

Literacy and numeracy starts with the basics.

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  • Pete the Cat just got some new wheels. Beep, beep, beep! And as he's grooving down the street, he bumps into one friend, two friends, three! When they pile up in the car, Pete can't keep count and wonders if there is room for everyone.
    Picture Book, 2025New York, NY : Harper, 2025. — JP Dean
  • ABCs for a Peaceful Me

    a Mindfulness Seek-and-find Book

    Becker, Shelly
    A is for appreciate, B is for breathe, C is for connect, and D is to discover all of the great ways little ones can bring mindfulness into their daily routines.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2024. — JP Becke
  • In an introduction to early subtraction, Peppa and her friends sell the apples from the apple orchard and meet some friendly neighbors along the way.
    Picture Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Entertainment, 2024. — JP Peppa
  • Alfie Explores A to Z

    a Seek-and-find Adventure

    Drew, Jeff
    Meet Alfie the friendly bookworm and his pet dust bunny, Betty! When Betty runs off, Alfie travels through each letter in the alphabet searching for her -- and finds much more along the way.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Random House Children's Books, 2024. — JP Drew
  • This comical counting adventure follows one hundred mighty dragons all named Broccoli as they each embark on their own journey until there's one dragon left, who retreats to a cave for the winter and reemerges in the spring with a special surprise.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP LaRoc
  • This enchanting picture book introduces the beloved author to a new generation of readers, encouraging them to count from one to ten and back again as they watch the magic unfold before their very eyes.
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024, c1970. — JP Senda
  • Illustrations and rhyming text reclaim words often used to put down girls and women while introducing the letters of the alphabet.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — JP Harri
  • The big bad wolf doesn't want to tell a long story. He wants to get to the eating part. But the reader has other ideas. From a pig soccer team to a pig for every letter of the alphabet to 101 pigs in an animated movie, the stories get more and more…
    Picture Book, 2022[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra, 2022. — JP Cali
  • In this alphabet book, animals are shown engaging in whimsical and fantastical activities, such as ocelots performing an opera.
    Picture Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, 2023. — JP Daign
  • 1, 2, 3 Salish Sea

    a Pacific Northwest Counting Book

    McClure, Nikki
    From one to ten and beyond, explore the Salish Sea in this visually striking, high-concept counting primer.
    Picture Book, 2021Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2021. — JP McClu
  • In this picture book about disabilities, meet 26 real kids with diagnoses like autism, hearing loss, epilepsy, and Down syndrome. It teaches young readers that it's okay to be different -- in fact, it's what makes us special!
    Picture Book, 2023Minneapolis, MN : Wise Ink Creative Publishing, 2023. — JP Leiph
  • Larger and larger groups of hippos join a lone hippopotamus for a party.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Boynton Bookworks, 2022. — JP Boynt
  • With big, bold numerals, an array of dinosaurs in comical poses, and a humorous twist at the end, this tribute to a child's imagination makes learning numbers a gigantic treat.
    Picture Book, 2021Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021. — JP Norma
  • From anxious to zany, kids experience a wide range of emotions, but they don't often have the language to explain how they're feeling. ABC of Feelings gives both kids and parents the tools they need to make the abstract nature of feelings and…
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Philomel Books, 2021, c2020. — JP Lui
  • Young readers can count down from 10 while discovering the many ways to make the world a kinder place.
    Picture Book, 2020[New York] : Boyds Mills Press, 2020. — JP Str
  • From the chosen one to a transport of twenty, this book is full of numbers aplenty! So, Padawans, prepare, get ready, get set, for a numerical lesson you'll never forget!
    Picture Book, 2017Los Angeles : Disney-Lucasfilm Press, 2017. — JP Gla
  • An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
    Picture Book, 1989New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1989. — JP Marti