Customer Reviews

Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners

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I give this only three stars, but not because there's anything wrong with it. It's just that, if your child is really ready to read, the first set will definitely give them the tools to do so. But once they grasp the "key to castle" of sounding out that that first set delivers, they may be ready for a bigger leap than this second set offers.

We did the first set with our daughter, but then we never got more than a book or two into this one before she was picking up lots of other books we had around and checking easy readers out of the library, and completely lost interest in these. We definitely never considered any sets beyond this one.

I'd recommend the first box, but then as soon as they grasp that they CAN read, if they are anything like my daughter, kids are going to want something with more of a story. I'd recommend the Max the Cat series readers, they have more of a story to each little book, but the same difficulty levels as the Bob books. They are listed on Amazon as Phonics Practice Readers: Series A, Set 1/10 Reader's Plus Teacher's Guide

I liked this set but unfortunatly it contained many of the same books as the first set, which we already have. I think they could have done it a little differently. If I had it to do over again I would have either skipped this set or started off with this one and skipped the first one.

My son started with the first set of Bob Books and we were thrilled. We then moved to this set which continued on where the first left off. Slightly tougher words, slightly longer pages, and new concepts gently introduced. My son LOVES his Bob books!

We are so pleased with these books. My son started with set one and could read tentatively through that set. By the time we got to set two, his confidence increased so much that he zoomed right through this set with hardly any problems. We love the consistent sound patterns and consistent level of difficulty. And we both really get a kick out of the simple picutures that go along with the stories!

These books are great to build a beginner reader's confidence!

The BOB books are a fantastic series for beginning readers. As an educator I am very impressed with the process and amazed with the results. My daughter read the first series, by herself, before she started Pre-K! If your young child has an interest in reading on his/her own, this is a great place to start!

I am a Special Education teacher. I help children with learning disabilities (K-5) learn to read. I don't think there are words for how highly I want to reccommend these books to parents and other educators. These books are PHONICS based and they are systematic and sequential. They help train a child's brain to see the patterns in the english language. Learning these patterns is how children learn to read. Other reviews have slammed these books for being boring and low interest. Are they the most exciting and engaging books ever? No, not really. Will they help your child/student learn to read? YES, they will. And the stories have enough content that I am able to monitor comprehension with questions such as "Who was this story about?", "Why did the fox try to hide when he saw the hen?", and "How do you think the animals felt when they saw the fox?". But most importantly, it is just such a thrill to see that expression of astonished pride on the child's face when they finish reading the book to you all by themselves. It's that bewildered sense of accomplishment that makes my students willing to take on new challenges and continue improving their reading skills.

Having 10 grandkids, I have always given a book as part of the gifts for birthdays and Christmas. With their ages ranging from 3 to 15 years of age it's getting harder to come up with ideas. I gave a set of "Bob Books" to one of my 4 year old grandaughters and she loves them. She now feels as "big and smart" as her older brothers and sister because she too can read! They were such a hit that I bought another set for another grandaughter for her upcoming birthday. Grandma CVS

I can't believe they don't tell you this on Amazon, but this is the "old" original Bob set. I bought set 1 from Costco and loved them so then ordered set 2 from here. Totally different--half the size, so harder to manipulate and smaller print, but the worst is that the first 5 books are *included* in the new and improved set 1, so basically, if you have a large size Set 1, you already have over half these books.

Overall, Bob books are great and helped my 4.5 y/o to learn to read, but go with the larger sets, not these.

Just a wonderful set of books. Nothing makes my 5 year old prouder than being able to read these books to everyone who comes over to visit. He's turning into a person who loves to read and these books have certainly helped a lot. And as a reward for reading so well his prize is - the next set of Bob Books!