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You'll enjoy these titles because: These books focus on sounding out words, have large text, and few words per page. In other words, great books for learning to read! There is a mixture here of boxed sets, like the Bob Books, but also some singular titles and series suggestions.

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  • These are similar to the Bob books, but with cute animals!
    Easy Reader, 2014New York, NY : HarperCollins Childrens Books, c2014. — j E BOX SET WOOD J SET 3
  • Another boxed set featuring Little Critter
    Easy Reader, 2012New York : Harpercollins Children's Books, [2012] — j E BOX SET MAYER M
  • And another boxed set, but with our friend Pete the Cat.
    Easy Reader, 2017New York : Harpercollins Childrens Books, [2017] — j E BOX SET PETE THE
  • Mo Willems! We love him. He makes reading so much fun! This title along with "What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound?", "Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep.", and "Let's Say Hi to Friends that Fly" are great for early readers because of the repetitive text,…
    Easy Reader, 2010New York : Balzer & Bray, c2010. — j E WILLEMS CAT THE
  • Harriet Ziefert has several books in the early reader collection that explore rhyming words with fun illustrations and pages with cut-outs. Try this one and then check out "Frog Jog", "Ice Mice", "Crab Cab", "Quack Shack", and others!
    Unknown, 2008Maplewood, NJ : Blue Apple Books : Distributed in the U.S. by Chronicle Books, 2008. — j E ZIEFERT
  • "See Me Run" is part of a series called "I Like to Read". These books are by various authors, but all have simple text, large font, repetitive words, and ample white space. You can search for these by doing an advanced search with I like to Read…
    Easy Reader, 2011New York : Holiday House, c2011. — j E MEISEL P
  • This series of books by Bela Davis from Abdo publishing is great for focusing on specific letter sounds. You can find books for every letter!
    Easy Reader, 2017Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Kids, [2017] — j E 428.13 DAVIS B
  • The We Both Read series is great for kids and parents to read together. Instructions on how to read together are included in each book. There are also non-fiction books in this series for kids wanting to hear true stories and facts. These are…
    Easy Reader, 2016Novato, CA : Treasure Bay, Inc., c2016. — j E 428.13 MCKAY S
  • This series of Bright Owl books by Molly Coxe explores different vowel sounds. Each ends with two question prompts for kids to jumpstart their imagination and practice narrative storytelling. There may be some words that are a bit of a stretch, but…
    Easy Reader, 2018New York : Kane Press, [2018] — j E COXE M
  • The I Can Read series is another good go-to for beginning readers. They do come in different levels, so make sure to check the cover of the book and the catalog for "My First" or "1" level books for kids just learning how to read.
    Easy Reader, 2012New York, NY : HarperCollins Children's Books, c2012. — j E CUYLER M
  • Magic Letters

    the Keys to the World of Words

    Rebboah, Julie
    This is a BIG book to share with your kiddo that covers all of the letter sounds. Instructions on how to go through the book and have fun with reading are included. You can follow this book up with Rebboah's "Magic Words".
    Easy Reader, 2010Lake Oswego, Or. : Lightning Bug Learning Press, ©2010. — j E REBBOAH
  • This series by Powell explores word families, similar to the Zeifert rhyming books above. Each book comes with suggestions on how to make reading successful and fun as well as a word bank.
    Easy Reader, 2015Mankato, Minnesota : Amicus Readers, [2015] — j E POWELL M
  • This book is part of the Tadpoles series by Crabtree publishing. They are great for learning how to read but also come in a variety of levels. Each book has a word bank within the first couple of pages. Check there to see if your kiddo is ready for…
    Unknown, 2011New York : Crabtree, 2011, c2010. — j E POWELL J