Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds – Expert-Reviewed Beginning Readers for Kids (Ages 3-6)

by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics! Who knew reading could be so groovy? This set of 12 simple and fun Pete the Cat storybooks is an excellent choice to share with your beginning reader. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children ages 3 to 6. Enter into the world of reading with My First I Can Read!  Reviewed by a phonics expert, these 12 short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words. Each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while rocking out with Pete the Cat. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and “decode” unfamiliar ones.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Cats

144 pages, Paperback

Published January 3, 2017

About the author

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James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.

James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete.The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.

James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time. James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.

Reviews

[Kelsey]

My daughter loved them at 3. They're little and fun to gather up and put in the box, and I think as she learns to read she will enjoy the simple sentences. The pedagogical component leaves something to be desired -- perhaps not always the best examples to illustrate the vowel sounds -- but overall good.

[CloudMan]

great read

My son says it’s the coolest!
So it also gets my vote.
If you get it for free might as well check it out with your kids

[Darla Mahe]

It's funny and amazing!

It's funny and fun to read. Whoever created this was smart. I really enjoyed reading this to my little sister.

[Zhuqing]

My toddler boy loves it and tried to tell each stories on his own！

[Erin Britt]

Fun and engaging for read along

Fun and engaging as a read along, or as a beginner reader that can read some on their own. Would not however recommend to one who isn’t as confident in reading alone.

[Elizabeth]

Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun! (My First I Can Read) by James Dean– This is on kindle unlimited as part of the Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun collection. Perfect for working on specific vowel sounds for new readers! Happy Reading!

[Desa Rae]

My 3yo is able to read most of the stories on her own with the exception of 1-2 words. It is the perfect blend of empowering her with some challenge and introduction to new words. She loves this book and we all love Pete the Cat!

[Heather]

February 2017

[Karen]

Fans of Pete the Cat will enjoy these mini-books. It would be ok to use as a review for vowel sounds.

[KaitandMaddie]

These keep the slightly absurd humour of Pete the Cat, while being easily decodable for Kait.

[Elijah]

Mommy read me all twelve books in one sitting.

[Kim Hampton]

A great way to teach kids phonics while having fun with Pete the Cat and his friends.

[Holly Letson]

12 extremely short fun stories featuring Pete the Cat.

[Dania]

These are so good for early readers with an interest in cats. I love the illustrations :)

[Hannah Lynne blake]

Great

I liked reading it with my grandmother. I like Pete and his adventures will look for more. It was good.

[Ashley Allen]

Great for school reading

Great for school reading for 15 minutes! My kindergarten and I enjoyed learning new words. He was able to try some words all by himself

[Mr. Peace]

Mommy read me all twelve books in one sitting even though I could have read them myself.

[Little Champs]

2759 banana
2760 bedtime
2761 baseball
2762 lunch
2763 afraid/ocean
2764 train
2765 clothes/body
2766 farm