Use of three-letter words and consistent vowel sounds in slightly longer stories build confidence.

Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills and create more complex stories. Stories and pictures to make learning alphabet sounds enjoyable.

Rhyming makes reading easier and more fun for kids that are just getting started. When rhyming words are included in a story, they make sounding out (decoding) easier. Kids have reading success sooner and faster, build confidence, and they have fun too. Bob Books Rhyming Words is a great next step after Bob Books Set 1.

"All is calm in Digitville until a new neighbor comes to town. Who is the mysterious X, and is there anything she can't do?"--

"Sadie and Gus go to visit Grandma at her home in the Mojave Desert. They are excited to explore a new place. But the next day, they wake up to a big surprise!"--

Fox decides to become a tiger because they are fast and sneaky, and soon, his other animal friends are joining in.

What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's...

"Emperor Chou is determined to be the talk of the parade. Little does he know, he will be-but not for the reason he hopes! Leave it to Lin to tell the truth and help the emperor change in the only way that matters"--

"Discover the stories behind your favorite sports heroes and find out how they rose to become world-famous champions."--cover, page 4.

"On a farm, the Aldens find their oldest mystery yet! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic."--