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Are We There Yet?: Early Reader (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Early Reader - Level 1)

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This colorful early reading book uses repetitive words and short, simple sentences to help your child count from 1 to 10. As Mickey Mouse and his friends take an amazingly long drive to the beach, they pass through a desert, rainforest, Antarctica, a woodland forest, and finally the beach itself. At each point (i.e., each page spread) they count the flora and fauna -- "Mickey sees one cactus," "Donald sees three frogs," "Goofy sees five seals," etc. Cartoony, wide-eyed animals dot each landscape.

I bought this book for my 3 year old daughter who is a fan of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse t.v. show. This book did not grip her attention in the slightest, and she has not wanted me to read it again. It is not a bad book in terms of early reading skills, but it does not follow the pattern of the t.v. show. I find "Over the River" in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Early Readers to be a better book.

My son LOVES Mickey Mouse and loves this book! It's a fun counting book with great, colorful pictures!Plus they learn about locations as well.
"Are we at the beach yet? No, not yet!" Then they show pictures of the desert, a rain forest, a regular forest, Antarctica, etc. Perfect for the Disney fan!

Great book for early reading or for reading to toddlers. Wonderful colors and includes all your Mickey Clubhouse characters.

How many times can you read the same book? I'll let you know. My daughter loves this book and we have read it so many times that I may have to replace it soon from wear and tear. It's a great book. She is 19 months old and loves pointing out all the animals along their journey. I usually point to each one as we count the bunnies and the lizzards etc. Now she is doing it...pointing as I count, so I think she is learning a good lesson with that. It's cute. I think it is great for the counting and animal recognition, that's for sure.

I ordered this for my son who is 21 months old. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and knows all the characters. The book is very short and keeps his attention long enough for us to practice counting. He loves this book.

As a homeschooling mother, I have a difficult time finding readers for my 4 year old. He is eager to learn, but there isn't much available reading at his level. Dick and Jane are horrible, but these books, featuring his favorite Disney characters are perfect. There is a great deal of repetition, and pictures that give clues to what the words say. No, at this point it isn't really "reading", but kids need this kind of book to encourage a love of reading. Otherwise they get bogged down in the nuts and bolts of phonics, and "learn" that reading is all work and no play. As it is, my little guy brings me these books every few hours, and reads them to me. He reads them to everyone he meets. He is excited to read, and even feels ready to tackle harder books.
My older son never had any of this type of book. At the age of 6, he is well advanced in phonics, and can read any word you put in front of him. However, he is intimidated by books. He doesn't enjoy reading them at all. He is catching on, as I have been introducing him to these readers however, since they are so easy, they guarantee success.

I highly recommend these to parents whose children are "ready to read" but need easier texts than most early readers (or easy readers) provide.

This book has is a great first step in learning to read. It contains many Dolch sight words. (Of course, the dolch list is based on words most commonly found in children's books.) This book is repetitive and has many visual cues to aid in recognizing words.
I suspect we'll outgrown this book quickly, but for a short time, it's going to be pretty valuable. It seems to be building my daughter's confidence, which encourages her to read more.