Washoe County Library System

"Many early reader books contain words that are too difficult for a child who has just learned the sounds of the alphabet. Not these books! With only four letter sounds in the first story (M, A, T, and S), children can read a whole book and their confidence grows. Kids love the stories and funny pictures, and can’t wait to read these books to everyone they know!"--

A fun retelling of the story of the Gingerbread Man. Share the story and the learning activities with your child to encourage reading and reinforce their learning of phonics.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of diphthongs and r-controlled vowels and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"Help your little one learn to read by associating sounds with groups of letters in imaginative stories. Brightly illustrated scenes encourage kids to recognize and sound out short words like “pet,” “wet,” and “jet.” Every mini story is followed by two activities that reinforce the phonics lesson. Understanding the common word patterns in this storybook will put your child on the path to becoming a confident reader!--

"Twelve humorous stories feature the beloved classic Bob Books characters and introduce some new friends, too! Short vowels and three-letter words in simple sentences make Bob Books More Beginning Readers a fun confidence builder"-- "A companion set to the bestselling Bob Books Beginning Readers set, featuring the classic Bob Books characters and some new ones, too! This set is perfect for children who have read Bob Books Beginning Readers and need...

"Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This set gives a beginning reader practice with basic phonics skills, setting them up for a successful reading journey. Now in a sturdy hardcover bind-up! With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading....