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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.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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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) $7.64
	A is for Annabelle A Doll's Alphabet by Tasha Tudor from Aladdin Paperbacks for Nursery-Preschool in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $6.79
	ABC Book by C. B. Falls from Dover Publications for Nursery-1st grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $6.79
	Alphabet Book by P. D. Eastman from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-Kindergarten in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $5.09
	Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno from HarperCollins for Preschool-1st grade in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC) $8.99
	Ape in a Cape An Alphabet of Odd Animals by Fritz Eichenberg from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade 1953 Caldecott Honor Book in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $7.64
	B is for Beaver An Oregon Alphabet by Marie & Roland Smith, illustrated by Michael Roydon from Sleeping Bear Press for nursery-3rd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $16.14 $6.80 (1 in stock)
	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Nursery-Kindergarten in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $7.64
	Curious George Learns the Alphabet by H. A. Rey from Houghton Mifflin Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $10.19
	Doodling Dragons 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $14.99
	G is for Goat by Patricia Polacco from Puffin Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $7.64
	God Counts by Irene Sun from New Growth Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $15.29
	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) $8.49
	Harold's ABC by Crockett Johnson from HarperCollins for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79
	How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg from HarperCollins for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64
	Icky Bug Alphabet Board Book by Jerry Pallotta from Charlesbridge in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $7.64
	Jambo Means Hello Swahili Alphabet Book 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) $7.64
	Knitting Knights 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $15.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Once Upon an Alphabet Short Stories for All the Letters by Oliver Jeffers First Edition from Philomel Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $22.94
	One Duck Stuck by Phyllus Root & Jane Chapman from Candlewick Press for Nursery-1st grade in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC) $6.79
	Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-3rd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $5.94
	Over in the Meadow by John Langstaff, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky from Clarion Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $6.79
	Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer Little Miss Austen BabyLit by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams from Gibbs M. Smith for Nursery-Preschool in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $8.49
	R is for Railway An Industrial Revolution Alphabet by Greg Paprocki Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith for Nursery-Kindergarten in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $8.49
	Richard Scarry's Best Counting Book Ever by Richard Scarry from Golden Books for Nursery-1st grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $15.29
	Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan, illustrated by Merce Lopez from Atheneum for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.29
	Teddy Bear Counting by Barbara Barbieri McGrath from Charlesbridge for Preschool-1st grade in Bear Counters (Location: MATM-BEAR) $8.99
	Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang from Greenwillow Books for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1984 Caldecott Honor book in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC) $8.49
	V is for Vittles A Wild West Alphabet by Greg Paprocki Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith for Nursery-Preschool in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD) $11.04
	We All Went On Safari A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs Reprint from Barefoot Books for Preschool-1st grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $8.49
	Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats from Puffin Books Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64
	Whistling Whales from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $14.99

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