Teachers have highly recommended the following alphabet books for their clear picture and word association. They can be used as a model for class created alphabet books relating to the current unit, project, or theme under study.

A Apple Pie by K. Greenaway

A Big City ABC by Allan Moak (Based on City of Toronto)

A. B. See by Tana Hoban

A Caribou Alphabet by Mary Beth Owens

A Farmer's Alphabet by Mary Azarian

A Furry Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-464-5

A is For Astronaut by Sian Tucker, ISBN 0-671-51086-x

A Little Alphabet by Trina Hyman

A Mountain Alphabet by Andrew Kiss, ISBN 0-88776-374-x

A Prairie Alphabet by Yvette Moore, ISBN 0-88776-323-5

A to Z Beastly Jamboree by Robert Bender

Aaron Awoke by Marilee Burton

Action Alphabet by Marty Neumeier and Byron Glaser

Active Minds Alphabet by Istar Schwager

All About ABC by Ruth Thomson

Alligators All Around: An Alphabet by Maurice Sendak

Alphabears by Kathleen Hague

Alphabeasts by Durga Bernhard

Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson, ISBN 0-670-85631-2

Alphabet Parade by Seymour Chwast

Alphabet Time Four by Ruth Brown

An ABC Bestiary by Deborah Blackwell

An Alphabet of Dinosaurs by Peter Dodson, ISBN 0-590-46486-8

Animalia by Graeme Base

An Amazing Alphabet by J. Patience

An Island Alphabet by Erica Rutherford

Apples, Alligators, and Also Alphabets by Odette and Bruce Johnson

Apricot ABC by Miska Miles

Ashanti to Zulu by Margaret Musgrove

Aster Aadvark's Alphabet Adventure by Steven Kellogg

Away From Home by Anita Lobel

B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner, ISBN 0-14-055610-9

Black and White Rabbit's ABC by Alan Baker

Bugs and Beasties ABC by Cheryl Nathan

Canadian ABC Adventure by Claire Lemieux, ISBN 1-55147-004-7

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.,   ISBN 0-671-67949-x

Clifford's ABC by Norman Bridwell, ISBN 0-590-44286-5

Creepy Crawlies from A-Z by Louisa Ainsworth

Curious George Learns the Alphabet by H.A.Rey

Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss

Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert, 0-590-05302-7

Farm Alphabet Book by Jane Miller

From Albatross to Zoo by Patricia Borlenchi

Fun From A - Z by Lauren Pashuk

It Begins With An A by Stephanie Calmenson, ISBN 0-590-48173-8

Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel and Tom Feelings

Many Nations by Joseph Bruchac

Miss Spider's ABC by David Kirk

My T Sound Box by Jane Moncure

Paddington's ABC by Michael Bond, ISBN 0-14-055763-6

Pignic by Anne Miranda

Q is for Duck by Mary Elting and Michael Folsom

Snoopy's ABC's by Nancy Hall, ISBN 0-307-10927-5

The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni, ISBN 0-590-99456-5

The Butterfly Alphabet by Kjell B. Sandved

The Dinosaur Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-466-1

The Frog Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-462-9

The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin, ISBN 0-590-46239-3

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-450-5

The Letters Are Lost by Lisa Campbell Ernst, ISBN 0-14-055-663-x

The Ocean Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-452-1

The Unicorn Alphabet Book by Marianna Mayer, ISBN 0-8037-0372-4

The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, ISBN 0-88106-454-8

The Z Was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg

Tiny Trolls ABC by Noah Lukas

Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon,  ISBN 0-688-16424-2

Winnie the Pooh's A-Z by Don Ferguson, ISBN 0-590-10976-6

Zoophabets by R. Tallon