My First Bob Books: Alphabet

by Lynn Maslen Kertell

Expanding on the foundation sets that have made Bob Books such a success, My First Bob Books is a brand new series introducing Bob Books' proven teaching tools to children who aren't quite ready for Bob Books - Set 1.

in My First Bob Books - Alphabet, familiar animal friends progressively introduce the 26 letters of the alphabet. Engaging, read-aloud stories inspire and motivate your child, while proven teaching principles inspire success. Your child will prepare for the magic of reading as My First Bob Books - Alphabet helps them learn the names of the letters, and which sounds they represent.

Inside this eBook you'll find:
- 12 books for you to read to your child, 12 pages each
- Two letters per book
- Upper case and lower case
- Alliterating story so children can listen for letter sounds
- Alphabet hint inside each book cover

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Lynn Maslen Kertell became a Managing Partner at Bob Books Publications, LLC in 2007. She handles new product development, publisher liaison, and is the author of the two newest sets of Bob Books. Please contact her regarding new product ideas, marketing, permissions and donations.

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really a bunch of tiny books all bound together - each about two letters of the alphabet. Pictures of big and little versions, then super short stories using words that start with one, the other, and then both. Also a list of all the words in those stories starting with those letters. Good for learning letters, I think.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[M R W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Live the bobs book my kids learn so fast with these.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m in love. Wait is it silly to say that about beginning readers and curriculum for teaching your child to read? Oh forget it, ridiculous or not I love these little books! Ever since I first discovered The Well-Trained Mind I have been planning on Bob Books being part of our curriculum. So I’ve been waiting for years to get involved. Then what do they do!? They come out with the My First Bob Books Series and I could not be more excited! There are even now some Sight Words sets for Kindergarten and First Grade, maybe one day I’ll get my hands on those too. If you remember in mid-March, I shared with you my excitement about the Bob Books Early Readers, a brand new series from the creators of My First Bob Books and Scholastic. They are fabulous, and you can go back and read that review HERE.

In the last two and a half months I have been slowly exposing AppleBlossom to the idea of learning to read, more than just reading aloud to her. These books have been great for that. Specifically using the Alphabet set she knows almost every letter of the Alphabet upper and lowercase. Other methods for reinforcement that we’ve enjoyed have been LeapFrog DVDs, Preschool Printables and fridge magnets, but I’d honestly vouch that in my opinion one of the best resources we’ve been working with are these little books.

Unlike the other Bob Books Sets which you may know and love, these My First Bob Books are meant to be read aloud to and with your child. She loves every minute of it. When we first got them, she was so excited about the size that it seemed several times a day I was trying to reorganize and get them back into their box. Thank goodness for the storage capabilities of the box! At different times we have read them in order, out of order and then just which ever one she wants. We got back for some more often than others, but these are all great. She is learning her letters and vocabulary. We’re even working on some rhymes and pictures to go along with the words.

Each book, until the end of the alphabet contains about two letters. Through out the pages there are text featuring those letters and sounds as well as images that have those letters starting their words as well. At the end of each book there is a page with a list of words to look for in both text and pictures. This makes the books very valuable, you can go through different times looking for different purposes and really enjoy them all over again.

While I absolutely love the full color of the Early Readers, with these Beginning Readers I think the one color tone on white is an excellent choice. It makes it interesting and attractive to look at, but not to distraction to take away from the text and words. I think the Bob Books company has a really winner in this My First Bob Books series and I know that it has plotting to be homeschoolers like myself with a child begging to read very happy.

*Thanks to Hopscotch Consulting, Bob Books and Scholastic for providing a copy for review.*

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[Alyssa Wagor · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are simple, small books, but the choice of language is perfect for teaching young children how to read. I would focus on Pre-K to early Kindergarten age levels. The books are numbered and the children enjoy putting them in order and keeping them in its little box. The Bob Books series is an excellent phonics based extra-curricula read for young children who are eager to begin their love for learning. It is so encouraging when a child can finish them quickly while attaining a lot of information. Inside the classroom, teachers could read a letter of the alphabet aloud, then have their students find other things in the classroom that began with the same letter. Another idea would be to have students sing the alphabet with the book.

[Christine Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Pre-Reading skills set uses humorous read-aloud stories to introduce spatial, relational, and sequencing concepts that kids need to start reading on their own. This set encourages kids to find objects with featured sound, and offers parents teaching tips and activities to support kids' growth and build confidence.

[Jacob O'connor · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of Kay's first words was "book", and I couldn’t be more thrilled. The family constantly sings the ABC song to her, and I bought this book to reinforce. Alphabet wasn't her favorite. She would only let me read a few pages before losing interest. It might be some of the characters are obscure, and the artwork was haphazard. We'll see how she does on future readings.

[Abdullah]

Very nice book

[Regina Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is excellent for clear word sounds and word exposure. Engaging pictures keeps my 2yr old bringing it back again and again.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maddie and I went through these over two bedtimes. They are fine, but unlike the phonics books where I value the way they use CVC words, I don’t prefer these to better illustrated alphabet books.