Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers | Bobby Lynn Maslen

Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers | Bobby Lynn Maslen | Great for 4 yr olds who know letter sounds and want to read

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	Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers Bobby Lynn Maslen Scholastic, 2006 - 16 pages average customer review:based on 79 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Bob Books Set 1 Beginning Readers

Confidence Builder

What I love about these books is that they are short, so my 4 year old can read them completely and feel successful by finishing a book.

From the other reviews I see there are polarizing feelings about these books; too simple, too boring, wonderful, etc. Obviously you have to figure out what works for YOUR kids, there's more than one right way to learn how to read (just like there's more than one right way to parent). And, these books may not be good for your kid right now, but might be in three weeks.

We are on the first box, and I am not pushing the books but offering them. Usually my son will want to read two if I read two to him. He keeps wanting to read the first ones (which he's memorized...so he's no longer 'reading' them), so I ask him to read two that are new to him, then he can read one of his favorites.

Reading is a milestone for us -- really, it is for everyone, and I commend the authors for coming up a with a simple, straightforward concept that has helped my son build his confidence.

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Great for 4 yr olds who know letter sounds and want to read

The 3 letter words in these books introduce the beginning reader to the basic idea of "sounding out" words. I found that after my child understood that concept, she could read almost anything (within reason). She moved on quickly after reading each book in this set once or twice, but they are well worth it to get them started! Now my second (4.5 yrs old) child is getting started with them and is almost there! Thanks Bob Books!

Effective, Confidence Building and FUN!

I bought this set for my 4 1/2 year-old daughter. I gave her the first book and was amazed when she sat down and read it from start to finish. That's all it took to give her the confidence to try to read and she's devouring these books. She's also sounding out building signs and road signs, book titles, everything she sees she's trying to sound out. I highly recommend these books. We'll be purchasing the second set soon.

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The best books to start with a budding reader

If your child can sound out letters and wants to learn to read, the Bob books are your best start. The words are short and easy to read; the pictures are fun but don't give away the meaning of the words; and the books are short and satisfying to read for a child. I can't imagine a better feeling than to see the proud look on my four-year-old when he finishes a new page of the book. It's one of the "aha" moments of being a parent for me: THIS is why people have children! Thanks, Bob books.

My son plowed through the first three sets of Bob books in about a week, so stock up. He read two or three books a night, but as he hit sets four and five, he slowed down to one a night, since they get a little harder and longer. Other early reading series (Starfall and Sight Word Readers) get hard too fast; the Bob book series get more challenging only imperceptibly. Your child will hardly notice that the sentences have ten words instead of three, that the words have three syllables instead of one, and silent "e"s & "gh"s instead of all letters you pronounce. He was reading whole words at a time, not collections of letters.

A wholehearted commendation for the Bob books.

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