Revised January 2026
Concept Books
Aguila, Maria Dolores. Menudo Sunday: A Spanglish Counting Book.
Alakija, Polly. Counting Chickens.
Anderson, Derek. Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure.
Anon. The ABC’s of Baby’s Needs: A Sign Language Book for Babies.
Atinuke. Baby Goes to Market.
Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Colors.
Baker, Keith. 1-2-3 Peas.
Barnett, Mac. Count the Monkeys.
Barnett, Mac. Triangle.
Bass, Jennifer. Edible Numbers.
Becker, Aaron. You Are Light.
Berry, Cate. Chicken Break! A Counting Book.
Biggs, Brian. 123 Beep! Beep! Beep! A Counting Book.
Biggs, Brian. Stop! Go! A Book of Opposites.
Bingham, Kelly. Circle, Square, Moose.
Brocket, Jane. Circles, Stars, and Squares: Looking for Shapes.
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Grandma’s Tiny House.
Browne, Anthony. Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites.
Brunetti, Ivan. Shapes and Shapes with Annemarie.
Calmenson, Stephanie. Oodles of Poodles and Doodles: A Woofing, Wagging Book of Colors.
Carle, Eric. Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug.
Choppy, Kat. The Power Tool Alphabet.
Compestine, Ying Chang. D Is for Dragon Dance.
Corda, Tullio. Cat and Dog: A Tale of Opposites.
Dean, Kimberly & James Dean. Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes.
Endle, Kate. Augie to Zebra: an Alphabet Book!
Intriago, Patricia. Dot.
Godwin, Jane and Beci Orpin. Watch This! A Book About Making Shapes.
Gravett, Emily. 10 Cats.
Harris, Chris. The Alphabet’s Alphabet.
Harrison, Hannah E. Bear Is Awake!
Ho, Jannie. Happy Chinese New Year! A Festive Counting Story.
Hokkanen, Mirka. Opposites Attract.
Horiuchi, Rina. K Is for Kindness.
Hurley, Jorey. Every Color Soup.
Joy, Angela. Black Is a Rainbow Color.
Katz, Susan B. ABC School’s for Me!
Khan, Hena. One Sun and Countless Stars: A Muslim Book of Numbers.
Khan, Hena. Dark Nights and Light Hearts: A Muslim Book of Opposites.
Krauss, Ruth. Roar Like a Dandelion.
Lee, Mark. 20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street.
Lobel, Anita. Ducks on the Road: A Counting Adventure.
London, Jonathan. Sleep Train.
Long, Ethan. Soup for One.
Martin, Bill. Ten Little Caterpillars.
McDonnell, Patrick. The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs (the Hard Way).
McKellar, Danica. Goodnight, Numbers.
Medina, Juana. 1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book.
Melling, David. D Is for Duck!
Miranda, Anne. Tangled: A Story About Shapes.
Murray, Alison. One Two That’s My Shoe!
Murray, Diana. Five Fuzzy Chicks.
Ohmura, Tomoko. The Long, Long Line.
Read, Kate. One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller.
Rohde, Marie G. Where In the World Are You?
Rotner, Shelley and Anne Woodhull. Colors.
Rusch, Elizabeth. All About Color.
Sayre, April Pulley. Go, Go, Grapes! A Fruit Chant.
Schwartz, Amy. Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1.
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Green.
Sendak, Maurice. Ten Little Rabbits.
Shoulders, Michael. D Is for Dump Truck: A Construction Alphabet.
Sidman, Joyce. Round.
Sirotich, Erica. Found Dogs.
Sorell, Traci. On Powwow Day.
Sosa, Daniela. Giant Parsnip Soup.
Stewart, Melissa. Shape Search.
Tamaki, Jillian. They Say Blue.
Thong, Roseanne G. One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers.
Tillotson, Carrie. B Is for Bananas.
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Dia de Muertos: Numeros: A Day of the Dead Counting Book.
Twohy, Mike. Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper.
Twohy, Mike. Stop, Go, Yes, No! A Story of Opposites.
Urio, Barbara Castro. Goodnight, Rainbow Cats.
Wan, Joyce. Be My Yummy ABC.
Wan, Joyce. Lucky New Year: Colors.
Wellington, Monica. Colors for Zena.
Willems, Mo. Are You Big?
Willems, Mo. Are You Small?
Willems, Mo. The Pigeon WON’T Count to 10!
Willems, Mo. A Busy Creature’s Day Eating: An Alphabetical Smorgasbord.
Wilson, Karma. Bear Counts.
Wolff, Ashley. Baby Bear Sees Blue.
Wolff, Ashley. Baby Bear Counts One.
Wood, Douglas. I Love You Little, I Love You Lots.
Woodhull, Anne. Shapes.
Yaccarino, Dan. Five Little Elves.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool