New Releases by Bobby Lynn Maslen

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set gives young readers the practice they need to advance to more complex words and sentences. 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. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"® 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. In this collection you'll find: 8 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16-24 pages each, 12-78 unique words per book A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each book includes: Repetition of words and sounds, which helps children decode the text Simple sentences with more complex words ("Jim slipped into the pond.") A list of new consonant blends and vowel combinations introduced in that book Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: E, F, G | Lexile Measure: 60L - 490L | Bob Books Level: Stage 3 Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set introduces long vowels and helps developing readers gently take the final step toward reading chapter books. Now in a sturdy hardcover! 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. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"® 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! In this collection you'll find: 8 hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16-24 pages each, 52-129 unique words per book A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each book includes: Repetition of words and sounds, which helps children decode the text Longer sentences and stories than previous sets ("She ran as fast as she could.") A list of new long vowel combinations introduced in that book Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: G, H, I | Lexile Measure: 110L - 560L | Bob Books Level: Stage 3 Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set helps developing readers gently take the next step toward more complex stories. 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! In this collection you'll find: 8 small, hilarious, easy-to-read stories: 16 pages each, 25-42 unique words per story A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each story includes: Word and sound repetition, which helps children decode the text Slightly longer sentences than previous sets (The frogs went under a log.) A word list at the back of each book Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: D, E, F | Lexile Measure: 70L - 310L | Bob Books Level: Stage 3 Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, Bob Books 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!"®

11 Box Set Collection: 118 Books Ages: 3 to 7 From Pre-Readings Skills through to Stage 3: Developing Readers This collection contains: My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills- 12 Books, pre-reading skills My First Bob Books: Alphabet Set- 12 Books, stage 1 Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers- 12 Books, stage 1 Bob Books: Rhyming Words- 10 Books, stage 1 Bob Books: First Stories- 12 Books, stage 1 Bob Books Set 2: Advancing Beginners- 12 Books, stage 2 Bob Books: Sightwords: Year 2 (First Grade)- 10 Books, stage 2 Bob Books: Animal Stories- 12 Books, stage 2 Bob Books Set 3: Word Families- 10 Books, stage 3 Bob Books Set 4: Complex Words- 8 Books, stage 3 Bob Books Set 5: Long Vowels- 8 Books, stage 3 ABOUT BOBS BOOKS Bob Booksis America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Booksis a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Booksis designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book. Bob Bookscovers four reading stages... Pre-Readings SkillsRecognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to ReadFrom learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging ReadersSentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing ReadersWords and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"® 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. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"® 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 you'll find: 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read stories: 12 pages each, 4-27 unique words per book A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each story includes: Decodable text: Two- and three-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (on, sat, can, ran) Very simple sentences (Sam sat.) Very limited sight words (a, the) New letter sounds added gradually until young readers have read books with all letters of the alphabet (except q) Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: A, B, C | Lexile Measure: BR - 180L | Bob Books Level: Stage 1 Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based learn-to-read set is perfect for young readers who are still building their 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. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"® 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! In this collection you'll find: 12 easy-to-read, hilarious stories: 16 pages each, 17-41 unique words per story A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each story includes: Decodable text: Three-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (big, sun, cap) Simple sentences (Pop had a top hat.) Limited sight words (a, the, was) Slighter longer stories than in the Stage 1 sets, which helps build reading endurance A word list at the back of each book Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: C, D, E | Lexile Measure: BR - 380L | Bob Books Level: Stage 2 Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade