Let’s talk about the best picture books to teach the letter F to your preschooler! I love teaching the alphabet with the help of fun picture books! In this series, I am going letter-by-letter and sharing my favorite books to teach each of the letters to preschoolers. If you missed the other posts in this series, you can check out my post on books to teach an overview of the alphabet HERE or my posts on the books to teach the rest of the letters HERE.
The Letter F Book List
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Letter F Books
On The Farm, At The Market by G. Brian Karas
In On The Farm, At The Market the reader is introduced to various farms and other food processing plants. In the second half of the book, we see the characters from the farms bring their goods to the farmer’s market. This colorful picture book helps kids learn about where our food comes from and how many people are involved in growing and harvesting that food so we can buy it!
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
This cute, rhythmic, farmyard story is a good one for young ones with a shorter attention span. The story tells about all the animals on the farm (including animal sounds for those kids who like to crow like a rooster and meow like a cat!). Big Red Barn closes with the animals going into the barn and the farmyard closing down for the night. A simple story with fun pictures, this is a great one for animal lovers and kids who love to look closely at the details in illustrations. Even though the title doesn’t include the word “farm,” I connect this to the letter F by talking about how the barn is on a farm.
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer
A Fish Out of Water is a silly book that is part of the Dr. Seuss collection. A boy feeds his fish too much – even though he was warned not to by the pet shop owner. After eating all the fish food, the fish just won’t stop growing! The boy has to find bigger and bigger containers to hold the fish until he finally ends up calling the fire department and taking the fish to the community pool. In the end, the boy admits his mistake to the pet shop owner and the owner helps him get his fish back to it’s normal size.
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Swimmy is the only black fish in his school of fish. When the rest of his family are eaten, he goes in search of new friends. Once he finds a school of fish like his own, he convinces them to go and see the ocean with him by coming up with a creative way to scare away bigger fish and protect their group.
Fox Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown
Fox Eyes follows a fox as he wanders through the neighborhood and catches the other animals in their various activities. They are all aware of the fox and change what they are doing because they know the fox noticed them. However, the fox just keeps going on his way and in the end the whole neighborhood is in a pandemonium because of the fox’s eyes and what he saw. Fox Eyes has beautiful illustrations and a silly, entertaining storyline.
Letter F Activities
Make an Fish Craft
Use a paper plate to make a fish with your preschooler. All you need is paint or markers, a paper plate, and a googly eye. Check out this tutorial from Kid Friendly Things To Do for this easy craft. For preschoolers who are up for a little more complicated fish, use this video tutorial to make a fish from circles cut out of colored paper.
Play Farm
Grab some farm animal toys and play farm while talking about the fact that farm starts with the letter F. For kids who are more into crafting than playing, make a farm craft like this one from Glued to My Crafts!
Decorate a F
Print the outline of the letter F on card stock and let your preschooler decorate it using paint, glitter glue, or dot art. You could also use farm animal stampers like these to decorate the letter. Or keep it simple and use crayons or markers!
Let’s Get Reading!
Fish and farms make it fun to learn about the letter F and the books above are some of the best picture books to teach this letter! Grab a couple of books and get started. Happy Reading!