Customer Reviews

Pre-Reading Skills (My First Bob Books) (My First Bob Books)

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I got these books for my 3-year-old as an introduction to Bob books. His older sister reads the 'real' Bob books, and I thought that he would like to be a 'big kid' with his own Bob books. The good news is that he does like them. We have read each one several times, and he knows the stories and the developmental lessons that he was supposed to cull from the stories.

My disappointment with the books stems from my lack of understanding of their content. I thought that they were going to introduce very early phonetic concepts, or something similar. Instead, they do not teach anything about reading, per se. Instead, they teach pre-reading skills -- shape identification (circle, triangle, and square), sequencing (what came first, second, and third), and patterns (circle, square, circle, etc.). These are all very important skills, and they are undoubtedly necessary skills for a reader to possess. That being said, it is a stretch to describe these books as pre-readers. These books would probably be better suited to a 2-year-old or a young 3-year-old.

These pre reading skills are super important. Children must know their shapes, sorting, patterning, sequencing, colors etc. BEFORE they begin to read. They can be learned at the same time as they learn letters or before. I teach PreK and many children coming to me don't know these skills. These pre reading books should be introduced at age 2 (often these skills are not). If your child already knows their letters don't buy this set. For children who know letters and sounds get the Bob Books FIRST set. If learning letters get the ABC set.

Bob Books are very good for children learning to read. I used these with my 2 children and my students.

My 5yr old is reading the BOB book sets. He loves them and he is reading very well. My 3yr old was not really interested in watching his brother read. I ordered the Pre-Reading set for my younger son and now he is very excited. He likes having his own books and he is learning shapes, patterns, and sequences while learning to follow a story. He looks forward to reading 'his' books. The characters are younger siblings to the characters in the original BOB book sets. I think this is a good leading in to the older set.

My 2.5 year old daughter loves these books! She is also learning so much from them. I was afraid they wouldn't keep her attention because they not colorful or flashy like other books, but she is always very attentive while we read them.

The Bob Books series is an excellent starter in the phonics based read for those children eager to begin their love for reading. The Amazon prices are the best by far. Pick up a few levels and get their free shipping. Your kids will feel as they have accomplished so much when they finish each book in the level you have purchased. High recommend.

I had heard of the Bob books and recently gave them to my newphew. At first I was disappointed to find that they were flimsy paperbacks with unimpressive drawings, but I soon discovered that they were carefully thought out. My nephew seemed to enjoy that there were quite a few books with different stories to hold his attention. The additional instructions for parents are very simple and yet also helpful to facilitate the learning process. I'm now a fan.

I love these books! My daughter is 3.5 and these are perfect to read aloud with her. We spend time together, and it helps her recoginze shapes and patterns, all pre-literacy skills. She enjoys the stories as well. They are short and it's easy to read 3 or 4 at a time. I'm very glad we got these for her!! I'll definitely be getting the next set in the series.

My 2 1/2 year loves and really enjoys these books. He carries the books in the box around and knows all the titles by heart. I am very happy about this purchase.

A great way to start reading. I was using the Dick & Jane readers but there is so much repetition. The Bob books use a variety of words and word builders. Great!!

These books have an almost handwritten font and very simple pictures that really make it easy for little ones to read. My four year old son loves these books - they are the first books he ever read and keeps going back to these.