Learning Foundations Books
Books that introduce letters, numbers, patterns, and basic concepts without losing a sense of fun. Learning is woven into stories and illustrations, helping children build confidence as they grow.
Eating the Alphabet
Lois Ehlert
Vibrant collage art introduces letters through fruits and vegetables.
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Ten Black Dots
Donald Crews
A counting book showing what you can do with black dots.
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Alphabet Under Construction
Denise Fleming
A mouse builds each letter using different verbs and materials.
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Mouse Shapes
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Three mice use shapes to create pictures and outsmart a cat.
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Chalk
Bill Thomson
A wordless story where chalk drawings come magically to life.
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen
A family trudges through obstacles on their adventure to find a bear.
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How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?
Jane Yolen
Dinosaurs help young readers learn numbers in a playful way.
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Click, Clack, Moo
Doreen Cronin
Cows find a typewriter and make demands of Farmer Brown.
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The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle
A spider ignores distractions to complete her beautiful web.
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One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab
April Pulley Sayre
Count by feet in this clever book about animal appendages.
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Caps for Sale
Esphyr Slobodkina
A peddler outwits monkeys who steal his caps in this timeless tale.
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