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Alphabet books

LC control no.sh 00008832
Topical headingAlphabet books
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Variant(s)ABC books
Abecedaria
Alphabets (Primers)
See alsoIllustrated books
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Readers (Primary)
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Scope noteHere are entered books designed to display the letters of the alphabet, often with accompanying illustrations, sometimes to teach the alphabet and sometimes as vehicles for an illustrator's art, as well as works about such books.
Found inWork cat: Alphabet : a handbook of ABC books and book extensions for the elementary classroom, 1994.
Adult alphabets : examples of English press alphabet books from the last hundred years with an alphabetical description, copious illustrations and a checklist of press alphabet books, 1990.
Marco's animal alphabet, 2000.
Genre terms (rbgenr), 1991: p. 3 (Alphabet books; SN: Use for both alphabet books meant as primers for teaching the alphabet and those intended as vehicles for an illustrator's art; UFs: Abecedaria, Alphabets (Primers); NT: Alphabet rhymes; RT: Alphabets (Writing systems))
Art & architecture thesaurus, via the WWW, Dec. 15, 2000 (Alphabet books; SN: Use for books designed to display the letters of the alphabet, often with accompanying illustrations, sometimes to teach the alphabet and sometimes as vehicles for an illustrator's art; UFs: ABC books; Abecedaria; Alpabet-books; Alphabets (Primers); Books, ABC; Books, Alphabet; RT: Children's literature)