Skills

Below is a list of picture books in the ECC that teach specific skills. Scroll to view books about the alphabet, counting, colors, days of the week/months, and opposites.

Alphabet

: 3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet by Bob Raczka (2007). NF-PicB 730 RAC

: ABC by Flora McDonnell (2001). BRD B MCD

: ABC by Brian Wildsmith (1963). F WIL

: ABC – 3D by Marion Bataille (2008). NF-PicB 428.1 BAT

: ABC Of Ecology by Harry Milgrom (1972). NF-PicB 507 MIL

: Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry by Ashley Bryan (1997). 811.54 Bry

: Big City ABC by Sara Staats (1968). F STA

: A Child’s Day: An Alphabet Of Play by Ida Pearle (2008). NF-PicB 428.1 PEA

: Halloween ABC by Eve Marriam (1987). 809.1 MER

: If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk (2011). E MCG

: Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters by Oliver Jeffers (2014). E JEF

: Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod (2006). E McL

: Take away the A by Michael Escoffier (2014). 428.1 ESC

: Wild Animals Of Africa ABC by Hope Ryden (1989). NF-PicB 591.96 RYD

: A World Of Words An ABC Of Quotations by Tobi Tobias & Peter Malone (1998). 811.54 TOB

Counting

: Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno (1977). NF-PicB 513.5 ANN

: Cardinal Numbers: An Ohio Counting Book by Marcia Schonberg (2002). E SCH

: The Cheerios Counting Book by McGrath (1999). BRD B 513.2 MCG

: Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book by Betsy Bowen (1995). NF-PicB 513.2 BOW

: The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta (1992). NF-PicB 595.7 PAL

: Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers by Jerry Pallotta (2005). NF-PicB 513.2 Pal

: One More Bunny by Rick Walton (2000). Brd B WAL

: One, Two, Three: An Animal Counting Book by Marc Brown (1976). NF-PicB 513.2 BRO

: One Was Johnny by Maurice Sendak (1962). F SEN

Colors

: Colors Everywhere by Tana Hoban (1995). NF-PicB 535.6 HOB

: Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd (2001). E DOD

: Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (2014). E THO

: Keiki’s First Books; Local Colors by Wren & Maile (1992). BRD BK WRE

: Nature’s Paintbrush: The Patterns And Colors Around You by Susan Stockdale (1999). NF-PicB 578.4 Sto

: Red Sings From Treetops A Year In Colors by Joyce Sidman (2009). F Sid

Days of the Week/Months

: Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book Of Months by Maurice Sendak (1962). F SEN

: A Child’s Calendar by John Updike (1999). 811.54 Upd

: More Than One by Miriam Schlein (1996). NF-PicB 513 SCH

: Mrs. Sato’s Hens by Laura Min (1993). F MIN

: On the Way to Kindergarten by Virginia Kroll (2006). E Kro

: Sing a Song of Piglets : a calendar in verse by Eve Bunting (2002). 811.54 Bun

Opposites

: Big & Little by Todd Parr (2001). BRD B PAR

: Black & White by Todd Parr (2001). BRD B PAR

: A Pig Is Big by Douglas Florian (2000). E FLO

: My Silly Book Of Opposites by Susan Amerikaner (1994). NF-PicB 428.1 AME

: Size by Henry Pluckrose (1995). NF-PicB 155.4 PLU

: Yes And No: A Book Of Opposites by Richard Hefter (1975). NF-PicB 428.1 HEF