Bob Books Series

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

My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing. Inside the box you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories. • A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child's skills

Bob Books Series

My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills Bind-Up

My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing. / Inside this sturdy hardcover you’ll find: - 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories. - A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child’s skills

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Alphabet (My First Bob Books)

My First Bob Books: Alphabet combines early learning with fun in read-aloud stories that introduce literacy skills to the youngest children. The phonics-based stories explore the 26 letters of the alphabet, including the shapes of the letters as well as letter sounds, which are both important reading readiness skills. Inside the box you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each, focusing on 2-3 letters per book • A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child’s skills

Bob Books Series

My First Bob Books: Alphabet Bind-Up

My First Bob Books: Alphabet combines early learning with fun in read-aloud stories that introduce literacy skills to the youngest children. The phonics-based stories explore the 26 letters of the alphabet, including the shapes of the letters as well as letter sounds, which are both important reading readiness skills. / In this sturdy hardcover you’ll find: - 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each, focusing on 2-3 letters per book - A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child’s reading skills ‎

Bob Books Series

My First Bob Books: Noisy Nursery Rhymes Sound Book

Build your child’s pre-reading skills with this rollicking sound book of nursery rhymes from the bestselling learn-to-read Bob Books program! Did you know that nursery rhymes can prepare your child to learn to read? This sound book collection of six classic nursery rhymes is a first words book, a pre-reading skills builder, and a child’s first introduction to phonics all in one! In this fun read-aloud for toddlers and preschoolers, rhythmic, rhyming text builds oral vocabulary and phonological awareness, two critical pre-reading skills. Toddlers will love matching pictures to sound buttons to hear entertaining sound effects (Meow!). As children reach preschool age, press the word buttons to hear words sounded out (“c-a-t- cat”). “Listen & Look!” prompts throughout, such as What sound does “cat” start with? Can you find another animal in the picture whose name begins with that sound? offer additional easy to engage your child’s pre-reading skills.

Bob Books Series

My First Bob Books: Fun with Letters Wipe-Clean Board Book

Help your child build early literacy skills in this colorful wipe-clean board book from the bestselling learn-to-read Bob Books program! Help prepare your child to learn to read with this interactive activity book! The included wipe-clean pen allows for repeated practice, which builds kids’ confidence and helps them master early literacy skills. The handle and included pen make it perfect for fun at home or on the go!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Picture Dictionary

Created by a teacher, Bob books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Practice letters and their sounds, increase vocabulary, and enjoy short stories in this colorful picture dictionary from the bestselling Bob Books learn-to-read program! This dictionary grows with your child from toddlerhood to the early elementary years. It can be enjoyed by families who are new to Bob Books as well as families who are already enjoying My First Bob Books or the Bob Books decodable book box sets.

• Content is arranged to boost kids' early phonics skills. Each letter of the alphabet has its own section. Vowels have two sections each -- one for the short vowel sound and one for the long vowel sound.


• A bonus section at the back includes words with common digraph sounds such as ch and sh; sight words (high-frequency words); everyday words such as days of the week and colors; and simple definitions of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.


• Read-aloud stories throughout act as review and add to the fun!


• Full-color, playful art makes this book appealing to even the youngest children. Increase toddlers' vocabulary by pointing to pictures and having your child say the words.


• Fun facts and tongue twisters throughout add interest for early elementary kids.


• A range of words to learn and read allows kids to interact with the book differently as they grow. Encourage your child to find words they can read independently as their reading skills develop.


• A parent guide helps families get the most out of the dictionary.

Develops these early literacy skills:

• Vocabulary


• Symbol (letter) recognition


• Phonological awareness (phonics sound-awareness skills such as identifying the beginning sound in a word)


• Early decoding skills (sounding out of words)


• Fine motor skills including hand-eye coordination


• Visual discrimination

With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books prepare children to learn to read and then keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Phonics for Early Readers (Stage 1)

Science of Reading research proves that mastering phonics is key to a child's success in learning to read. Like all Stage 1 Bob Books, these 12 storybooks feature simple words with consistent short vowel sounds. Early readers get lots of practice with foundational phonics skills while giggling at the playful stories and pictures! This set is perfect for children who have never read Bob Books, or for children who have read Bob Books Beginning Readers or Bob Books More Beginning Readers and need more practice before moving on. Inside the box you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books; 12 pages each; 14-25 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Phonics for Early Readers Bind-up

‎My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing. / Inside this sturdy hardcover you’ll find: - 12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories. - A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child’s skills

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Beginning Phonics Flashcards

These colorful flashcards are the perfect companion to the Bob Books Stage 1 box sets, but can be enjoyed by any child who is just beginning to read. All words in the set are three-letter words with short vowels. Inside the box, you'll find: - 40 Decodable Word Flashcards with picture on one side and word on the other. Every word has only three letters, including one short vowel (sat, can, vet). - 1 Word List Card - 6 Activity Cards with flashcard game ideas and other fun activities - 1 Parent Card with tips for helping your child build skills through flashcard play

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Beginning Readers (Set 1) (Stage 1)

These are the first books your child can read! Perfect for kids who are just learning letter sounds, each book contains two- and three-letter words that can be sounded out. The first story uses only four sounds (m, a, t, s) and one sight word! Sounds are added gradually until all letters of the alphabet have been introduced (except q). The very simple stories allow kids to read a whole book, boosting their confidence and motivating them to come back for more. Many beginning readers are so proud they can read these books, they read them to everyone they know! Inside the box you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books; 12 pages each, 4-27 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Beginning Readers Bind-Up

‎These are the first books your child can read! Perfect for kids who are just learning letter sounds, each book contains two- and three-letter words that can be sounded out. The first story uses only four sounds (m, a, t, s) and one sight word! Sounds are added gradually until all letters of the alphabet have been introduced (except q). The very simple stories allow kids to read a whole book, boosting their confidence and motivating them to come back for more. Many beginning readers are so proud that they can read these books, they read them to everyone they know!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Beginning Readers Jumbo Workbook

This full-color jumbo workbook has more than 200 pages of fun activities to help children strengthen their early phonics skills! With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers’ confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. The 200+ pages of matching activities, letter mazes, writing practice, and more in this fun workbook can be down alongside the Bob Books decodable box sets, or on their own. They are perfect for children who are just starting to sound out (decode) simple words.

Bob Books Series

Bob Books Wipe-Clean Workbook: Beginning Readers

Young readers can practice their early phonics skills again and again in this playful wipe-clean workbook. The 32 pages of writing and drawing activities can be done alongside the Bob Books Set 1 - Beginning Readers phonics box set, or by any child who is just starting to sound out (decode) words. Perfect for learning at home or on-the-go!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: More Beginning Readers (Stage 1)

Bob Books More Beginning Readers gives early readers more support with beginning phonics skills, reinforcing what they learned in Bob Books Beginning Readers. This set can also be read on its own by any child just learning to read. The silly stories use three-letter words, short sentences, and plenty of repetition to keep the text simple and decodable, helping kids become comfortable and confident with basic reading! Inside the box you’ll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 8-25 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: More Beginning Readers Bind-Up

Bob Books More Beginning Readers gives early readers more support with beginning phonics skills, reinforcing what they learned in Bob Books Beginning Readers. This set can also be read on its own by any child just learning to read. The silly stories use three-letter words, short sentences, and plenty of repetition to keep the text simple and decodable, helping kids become comfortable with basic reading! ‎

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: More Beginning Readers Workbook

This jumbo workbook is the perfect way to engage young readers, increase reading comprehension, and nurture pride and confidence in their reading skills. The 224 pages of writing and drawing activities can be done alongside the Bob Books: More Beginning Readers and Bob Books: First Stories phonics boxed sets, or by any child who is just starting to sound out (decode) words. An excellent choice for learning at home!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Beginning Phonics Workbook

This workbook has more than 90 pages of fun activities to help children strengthen their early phonics skills! The 90+ pages of matching activities, letter mazes, writing practice, and more in this fun workbook can be done alongside the Bob Books Stage 1 phonics learn-to-read boxed sets, or by any child who is just starting to sound out (decode) words. Activities gradually increase in difficulty, beginning with activities using only four letter sounds (m, a, t, s) and progressing until all letters of the alphabet have been introduced.

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: First Stories

Bob Books First Stories is the perfect introduction to independent reading. With lots of repetition, friendly illustrations, and silly stories, these phonics-based books are great for kids just starting to read. They can be enjoyed on their own, or alongside Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books More Beginning Readers. Inside the box you’ll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 6-26 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: First Stories Bind-Up

‎ Bob Books First Stories is the perfect introduction to independent reading! With lots of repetition, friendly illustrations, and silly stories, these phonics-based books are great for kids just starting to read. They can be enjoyed on their own, or alongside Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books More Beginning Readers. In this sturdy hardcover you’ll find: - 12 easy-to-read, hilarious stories: 12 pages each, 6-26 unique words per story - A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Rhyming Words

Rhyming makes reading more fun! Each book in this phonics-based box set explores a different rhyming word family. Listening for and identifying rhyming words is an important early reading activity because it trains a child's ear to hear the differences and similarities in how words sound. The repetition of rhyming sounds in these silly stories helps early readers sound out the one-syllable words. This collection is a great companion to Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books First Stories. Inside the box you’ll find: • 10 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 15-23 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • 40 rhyming word puzzle cards to practice with • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Rhyming Words Bind-Up

Rhyming makes reading more fun! Each book in this phonics-based box set explores a different rhyming word family. Listening for and identifying rhyming words is an important early reading activity because it trains a child’s ear to hear the differences and similarities in how words sound. The repetition of rhyming sounds in these silly stories helps early readers sound out the one-syllable words. This collection is a great companion to Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books First Stories.

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Advancing Beginners

Bob Books Advancing Beginners builds on the skills learned in the Bob Books Stage 1 box sets. These twelve stories are slightly longer while still using three-letter words and consistent short vowel sounds. This develops the confidence of young readers and helps ensure that they master basic phonics before moving on to more complex skills. Kids love the fun, drama, and surprise in these stories and pictures! Inside the box you’ll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16 pages each, 17-41 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Advancing Beginners Bind-up

Bob Books Advancing Beginners builds on the skills learned in the Bob Books Stage 1 sets. These twelve stories are slightly longer while still using three-letter words and consistent short vowel sounds. This develops the confidence of young readers and helps ensure that they master basic phonics before moving on to more complex skills. Kids love the fun, drama, and surprise in these stories and pictures!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books Wipe-Clean Workbook: Advancing Beginners

Young readers can practice their early phonics skills again and again in this playful wipe-clean workbook. The 32 pages of writing and drawing activities can be done alongside the Bob Books - Advancing Beginners phonics box set, or by any child who is building their skills in sounding out (decoding) words. Perfect for learning at home or on-the-go!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words Kindergarten

Sight words, also known as high frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children's reading materials. Knowing these words “by sight” is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten. Each story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in Kindergarten. The rest of the words in each book can be sounded out. With plenty of repetition within each story, and pictures that support the text, your young reader will quickly master early sight words! Inside the box you’ll find: • 10 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 10-27 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • 30 two-sided flashcards to practice the sight words in the set • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words Kindergarten Bind-Up

Sight words, also known as high frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children’s reading materials. Knowing these words “by sight” is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten. Each story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in kindergarten. The rest of the words in each book can be sounded out. With plenty of repetition within each story, and pictures that support the text, your young reader will quickly master early sight words!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Emerging Readers Jumbo Workbook

This full-color jumbo workbook has more than 200 pages of fun activities to help children practice sight words and early reading skills! With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics based approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keeps young readers’ confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. The 200+ pages of matching activities, letter mazes, writing practice, and more in this playful workbook can be done alongside the Bob Books decodable book box sets or on their own. This workbook makes practicing sight words and early reading skills fun!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Animal Stories (Stage 2)

Bob Books Animal Stories are filled with fun animal characters, from a pig who is a picky eater to a rabbit who loves to dress up. These charming books engage young readers while they practice their reading skills. Each story uses one-syllable words with consistent short vowels, which help keep the text decodable and build kids’ confidence. Longer animal names and sight words sprinkled throughout add just the right amount of challenge. Inside the box you'll find: 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 18-28 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Animal Stories Bind-Up

Bob Books Animal Stories are full of fun animal characters, from a pig who is a picky eater to a rabbit who loves to dress up! These charming books engage young readers while they practice their reading skills. Each story uses one-syllable words with consistent short vowels, which keeps text decodable and builds kids’ confidence. Longer animal names and sight words sprinkled throughout add just the right amount of challenge.‎

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words – First Grade

Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children's reading materials. Learning high-frequency words is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - First Grade. Each simple story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in first grade. Decodable words in this set are more complicated than in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten, but consistent short vowels, repetition, and simple, supportive pictures keep the text easy to read and gently advance young readers' skills. Inside the box you'll find: • 10 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 14-40 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • 30 two-sided flashcards to practice the sight words in the set • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words First Grade Bind-Up

‎Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children’s reading materials, and learning them is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - First Grade. Each simple story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in first grade. Words in this set are more complicated than in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten, but consistent short vowels, repetition, and simple, supportive pictures keep the text decodable and gently advance young readers’ skills.

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words Flashcards

The Science of Reading shows that young readers need to encounter letters, sounds, and words many times to build automaticity -- the ability to read quickly, accurately, and effortlessly. This flashcard set, complete with its convenient box, is a fun way to help practice sight words and build reading automaticity at home or on the go! Inside the box, you'll find: - 40 Sight Word Flashcards with the word on one side. The other side features a picture and a sentence that includes the sight word. - 1 Word List Card - 6 Activity Cards with flashcard game ideas and other fun activities - 1 Parent Card with tips for helping your child build skills through flashcard play

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Sight Words Workbook

Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children’s reading materials. Knowing these words “by sight” is essential for reading fluency. Use the 90+ pages of matching activities, word mazes, writing practice, and more in this fun workbook alongside the Bob Books Stage 2 phonics learn-to-read boxed sets, or on its own!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Word Families (Stage 3)

Bob Books Word Families helps children progress gently beyond the very basics of learning to read. The books use mostly short vowels and plenty of repetition, but also introduce consonant blends and word endings such as -ed, along with longer words and sentences. The use of word families makes these longer stories more manageable for early readers. And the silly content keep kids coming back for more! Inside the box you’ll find: • 8 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16 pages each, 25-42 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • 2 activity books to support the stories • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Word Families Bind-Up

‎Bob Books Word Families helps children progress gently beyond the very basics of learning to read. This set uses mostly short vowels and plenty of repetition, but also introduces consonant blends and word endings such as -ed, along with longer words and sentences. The use of word families makes these longer stories more manageable for early readers. And the silly content keep kids coming back for more!

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Complex Words (Stage 3)

Developing readers will love these fun stories! While Bob Books Complex Words still uses short vowels and repetition to keep the text decodable, the longer books in this phonics-based learn-to-read set introduce more complex words, new long vowel teams, and word endings such as -ed and -ly. The playful stories engage kids and provide a new challenge to advance their skills. Inside the box you'll find: • 8 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16-24 pages each, 12-78 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Long Vowels (Stage 3)

The stories in Bob Books Long Vowels focus on long vowels, including plenty of practice with silent e. They also introduce longer words and word endings such as -ed and -ing. These Stage 3 books have more pages than those in Stages 1 and 2, building reading endurance and expanding the vocabulary of maturing readers. This set prepares kids to graduate to chapter books! Inside this box you'll find: • 8 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16-24 pages each, 52-129 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Long Vowels Flashcards

The Science of Reading shows that young readers need to encounter letters, sounds, and words many times to build automaticity -- the ability to read quickly, accurately, and effortlessly. This flashcard set, complete with its convenient box, is a fun way to help build reading automaticity at home or on the go! Inside the box, you'll find: • 40 decodable word flashcards with word on one side and picture + word on the other side • 1 word list card • 6 activity cards with flashcard game ideas and other fun activities • 1 parent card with tips for helping your child build skills through flashcard play

Bob Books Series

Bob Books: Developing Readers Workbook

Don't miss the companion workbook to the bestselling learn-to-read boxed sets! Millions of books have been sold in the Bob Books program thanks to its silly stories, familiar artwork, and easy-to-comprehend text. For the first time, children can now extend their reading journey into these jumbo workbooks, which feature custom content built around each Bob Books storybook.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

New Puppy, The

Experience the delight—and hard work—of adopting a pet in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

Buddy to the Rescue

Save the day with a heroic pup in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

Outdoor Adventures!

Celebrate the great outdoors in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

Cupcake Surprise!

A delightful—and delicious—Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level H.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

My School Trip

Take a trip to the zoo in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level H.

Scholastic Reader, Level 1 Series

I Can Ride!

Cheer Jack on as he learns to ride a bike in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level H.