In our house we have two favorite sets of books. The first are the “Nana” books which are a group of books my mom sent the kids. The second are “Bob” books.
Bob Books are a set of small, short paperback books. I got Set 1: Beginning Readers which contained 12 books. Like I mentioned, these are short books. Each one is only about 10 pages and each page has very simple sentences such as “Mat sat.”
The books are designed for children four and older and they isolate the letter sounds so that children can quickly figure out the words and read a whole book on their own. New sounds are added as the books go along.
Now my children are not yet four and aren’t nearly ready to read, but because they both have language delays, I found these books quite valuable. They like to repeat back stories to me, but a lot of words and sentences are too long or too complex for them to repeat. But as I read the Bob books, both children were able to repeat back the simple sentences and this really enhanced their enjoyment of the stories.
These definitely aren’t books you would read for their fascinating plot lines, but in terms of helping children learn simple words and learn how to read, the BOB books are a great choice. As a bonus, the little illustrations are really cute too.
I’m excited to see how the children react to them once they are old enough to read along, as they really enjoy repeating the stories back to me now.
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September 28, 2007 at 10:23 pm
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September 28, 2007 at 11:47 pm
I love me some Bob books! I’m so jealous that you got them! We were just talking about buying a set for Hannah, as we got them from the library. She’s so proud that she can read “Mat sat. Sam sat.”