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Numbers and letters are the building blocks of all education. Students would never learn differential calculus if they weren't first taught to count, and they wouldn't read The Brothers Karamazov if they didn't know their ABCs long before. It stands to reason, then, that if we want to raise children who actually enjoy learning, we'll do our best to make their first steps on that path fun and exciting.

What could be more exciting than a dinosaur for every letter of the alphabet? or three bipedal animals teaching basic counting? or showing kids how to count from one to ten....in Swahili? Some of the best children's illustrators have supplied artwork for books like these, so that young readers are actually learning to identify numerals and letters while absorbing beautiful and engaging pictures.

Some titles are even more educational than just teaching the basics—a series from Sleeping Bear Press offers stunningly illustrated "state alphabets" which teach kids each letter A-Z through U.S. state-specific words and phrases. For example, T is for Tar-Heel is a North Carolina alphabet; B is for Beaver State uses Oregon words. We don't carry them all yet, but there's an alphabet book for each of the fifty states.

We really don't think kids should be committed to learning simply because it's fun. There are times in anyone's academic career (whether as a kindergartner or graduate student) when learning is difficult and a drudgery. But we're more likely to end up with children who enjoy picking up a book or completing a math lesson if we make it a positive experience from the outset—the books in this category can help toward that end.

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1 is One
by Tasha Tudor
from Little Simon
for Nursery-Preschool
1957 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
A is for Adam
by Ken Ham, Mally Ham
from Master Books
for 1st-2nd grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$13.59
A is for Annabelle
by Tasha Tudor
from Aladdin Paperbacks
for Nursery-Preschool
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$7.99
ABC Book
by C. B. Falls
from Dover Publications
for Nursery-1st grade
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$7.99
ABC Bunny
by Wanda Gág
from University of Minnesota
Word Books for 1st-3rd grade
1934 Newbery Honor Book
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$14.95
Animalia
by Graeme Base
from Puffin Books
for Kindergarten-3rd
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$8.99
Anno's Counting Book
by Mitsumasa Anno
from HarperCollins
for Preschool-1st grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$8.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
Ape in a Cape
by Fritz Eichenberg
from Houghton Mifflin
for Preschool-2nd grade
1953 Caldecott Honor Book
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$8.99
Ashanti to Zulu
by Margaret Musgrove, Leo & Diane Dillon
from Puffin Books
Word Books for 2nd-5th grade
1977 Caldecott Medal winner
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$8.99
B is for Beaver
by Marie & Roland Smith, illustrated by Michael Roydon
from Sleeping Bear Press
for nursery-3rd grade
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$18.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
Curious George Learns the Alphabet
by H. A. Rey
from Houghton Mifflin
Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.99
Dimensions Math Coloring Book Set
from Singapore Math
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$20.00
Doodling Dragons
from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$15.00
Dr. Seuss's ABC
by Dr. Seuss
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB)
$9.99
G is for Goat
by Patricia Polacco
from Puffin Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$7.99
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
Bright & Early Books
by Al Perkins
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB)
$9.99 $5.00 (2 in stock)
Harold's ABC
by Crockett Johnson
from HarperCollins
for Preschool-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.99
How Much is a Million?
by David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg
from HarperCollins
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$8.99
J is for Jazz
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jambo Means Hello
by Muriel Feelings, Tom Feelings (Illustrator)
from Puffin Books
Alphabet Books for Preschool-1st grade
1975 Caldecott Honor Book
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$8.99
Knitting Knights
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$15.00
Mary Poppins from A to Z
by P. L. Travers
from HMH Books for Young Readers
for 4th-7th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$16.99
My ABC Bible Verses from the Psalms
by Susan Hunt, Richie Hunt
from Crossway Books
for Nursery-1st grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$12.79
Once Upon an Alphabet
by Oliver Jeffers
First Edition from Philomel Books
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$26.99
One Duck Stuck
by Phyllus Root & Jane Chapman
from Candlewick Press
for Nursery-1st grade
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99
Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
R is for Railway
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Room for Everyone
by Naaz Khan, illustrated by Merce Lopez
from Atheneum
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$17.99
Teddy Bear Counting
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
from Charlesbridge
for Preschool-1st grade
in Bear Counters (Location: MATM-BEAR)
$7.95
Ten, Nine, Eight
by Molly Bang
from Greenwillow Books
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
1984 Caldecott Honor book
in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC)
$7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
V is for Vittles
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$12.99
We All Went On Safari
by Laurie Krebs
Reprint from Barefoot Books
for Preschool-1st grade
in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
$9.99
Whistle for Willie
by Ezra Jack Keats
from Puffin Books
Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$6.99
Whistling Whales
from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$14.99
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