12 Best Letter L Books for Preschool and Kindergarten
Letter L books for preschool for Kindergarten Booklist. This alphabet booklist is a part of the series Sprinkled with Stories: Teaching the Alphabet Through Stories. It can be daunting to think about teaching your young ones their letters. Relax. 🙂 Kids learn so much through play and stories. There is no need to drill flashcards every day. Although flashcards do have a purpose, especially in play. Simply grab one or two living books from the Letter L Books for Preschool booklist and began to introduce the letters and the sounds during story time and play time. Grab some letter blocks or letter puzzles for play after story time.
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12 Best Letter L Books for Preschool and Kindergarten: Teaching the Alphabet Through Stories
L is for Lion.
1. Happy Lion by Louise Fatio
One day the Happy Lion’s enclosure is left open, and he adventures into the city. The Happy Lion is confused and concerned because everyone is acting odd and unfriendly except for the little boy.
2. Honey… Honey… Lion! by Jan Brett
This wonderful book is set on the African plain with beautiful illustrations by Jan Brett, featuring an African honey badger and a honeyguide bird. Badger thinks it is on the hunt for honeycomb, but there is a surprising twist, and they find THE African predator.
3. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
A wordless picture book adapted from Aesop’s famous fable, The Lion and The Mouse. Pinkney’s vivid and beautiful illustrations make this retelling special and a great reminder that “a kindness is never wasted.”
L is for Library.
4. Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
The head librarian enforces strict rules in the library, but the staff’s attitude changes when a special visitor, the Lion, becomes a source of comfort for the library-goers. However, when the Lion breaks the rules to come to someone’s aid, his absence is sorely felt.
5. A Story of Patience and Fortitude: Lost in the Library by Josh Funk
Fortitude and Patience are the two lions that greet everyone entering the New York Public Library. However, one morning Patience is missing, and the sun is rising. Where is Patience? Fortitude abandons his post to search for his friend.
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L is for Ladybug.
6. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
This Grouchy Ladybug is ill-tempered with poor manners. Along her journey, she learns the benefits of friends and good manners. The perfect way to address manners with your youngest readers.
7. Are You a Ladybug? by Judy Allen
This nature picture book is a fun way to teach young children about ladybugs.
L is for Lupines.
8. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
This great book is an old friend in our home. Miss Rumphius’ story challenges us “to make the world more beautiful” with a gentle reminder that this task is the most difficult. She sows seeds of lupines along the country roads, hillsides, schools, and churches. While the flowers are beautiful, her legacy is stunning. I highly recommend reading this book to the young children in your life.
L is for Llama.
9. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
“Mama Llama’s always near even if she’s not right here.” This is a sweet story with simple text in a fun rhyme about Baby Llama’s struggle at bedtime. This one is perfect for little ones who struggle at bedtime.
L is for Lighthouse.
10. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
This amazing book is about the daily life of a lighthouse keeper and his family, both the exciting and mundane events and tasks. The keeper logs everything from his baby’s birth to the rescues of wrecked sailors.
L is for Leaf.
11. If You Find a Leaf by Aimee Sicuro
I am always hunting for books that encourage kids to look around and find the beauty of nature and the signs of our Almighty Creator. This wonderful picture book encourages children to observe the rustic-colored leaves of fall differently.
12. Fall walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow
This is such a great book to help children identify 24 different kinds of leaves by their shape and autumn color. The back of the book includes a spread for kids to practice matching the leaf with the tree. At the end of the book, there is an interactive section for kids to match leaves with their respective trees and instructions for pressing leaves.
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