The World of Dick and Jane and friends

Dick and Jane and Friends Treasury

by William S. Gray

Our second Dick and Jane treasury is here The World of Dick and Jane and Friends is a compilation of some of the best-loved Dick and Jane titles. The treasury includes stories parents and grandparents will remember from "Guess Who, The New We Come and Go," and "The New We Look and See." Share a classic treasury with a new generation of Dick and Jane readers, who will love the Dick and Jane stories as much as you did

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction

194 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Dolly]

This is a compilation of the Dick and Jane stories I read as a child. I'm guessing it's all of them, since the book is nearly 200 pages long! While it was a trip down memory lane for me, it was irritating to read this with our girls as the book was nothing but "Oh, oh, oh" and "Look, see!"

It is, however, a good book to introduce new readers to, as the repetitive narrative and simple sentences are perfect for getting their confidence up and mastering beginning reading. Our girls liked the little stories, and the illustrations were rather quaint.

I found this at the library and borrowed it so I could show our girls the books that her father and I read as a child, so overall it was worth the slight irritation!

[Heidi Durrant]

its too simple.......are these reviews for real.

[Landon]

The World of Dick & Jane & Friends, is an picture book for children who are learning to read. This book is about twins, Dick and Jane, their little sister Sally, their Father and Mother, their dog Spot, and their cat Puff, and they all go through household adventures while also going through there daily lives. This book was written by, Pearson Scott Foresman, who has written many short stories about the adventures of Dick & Jane. The Dick & Jane books were published by, Penguin Young Readers, who publish picture books for children up to a level 3 reading level. But Pearson Scott Foresman put together some of the most popular Dick & Jane story compilations into one big book, The World of Dick & Jane & Friends. This book includes the following compilations:
1. Guess Who
2. THE NEW We Come & Go
3. THE NEW We Look & See

This book is an amazing book and I've loved it ever since I was a little kid starting pre-kindergarten, and it was one of the many books that taught me how to read. I would always just sit down with my mom and she would read to me and as I got older I began to learn how to read myself. I'm giving this book four stars because even though I loved it as a kid, and don't get me wrong I still do, It's just that I'm a little bit to old for it. And I would recommend this book to grandparents and parents who have children in pre-school or in kindergarten to first grade so they can help teach their kids how to read. I would also recommend this book to teachers who work in pre-schools or in kindergarten to first grade so that not only are kids learning to read at home but also at school, and also children out there who want to try and read themselves after listening to their parents, grandparents, and teachers, read to them.

[Todd Glaeser]

Found these nice hardcovers at a library sale. How could you give anything less than five stars to the books that taught you to read?

[Tayter]

My Favorite part was when spot was looking in the mirror.

[WT Sharpe]

What can I say? I had to give these guys five stars. The Dick and Jane books were all that was used when I was in the first grade. Of course, now that we're all older and a bit jaded, some passages are unintentionally humorous.

From "Find Dick":

Jane said, "I see you.
I see you, Sally.
I can find you.
I can not find Dick.
Come here.
Help me find Dick."

Just try reading those lines to your S.O., as I did with my wife. If you're anything like me, you won't be able to keep a straight face.

[Kim]

i dont think i like the compilations LOL its better than having 400 books laying around, but at the same time its like almost TOO much "see jane run, jane plays with spot, see spot bark, silly silly sally" at once.

[Bree]

Notes:
a great compilation for when the library doesn't have the individual readers; not sure what was new/updated as all the stories seem the same to me; my daughter learned to read using these books - they are excellent in this category

[Brenda]

I grew up reading Dick and Jane when in primary school and when this book came out I just had to have it because of that.

[Scott]

A must for teaching kids to read

[Rebecca]

Dick and Jane has been a personal favorite since kindergarten.

[Elizabeth Dodd]

All three kids read this following Go Dog Go.

[Shu Xiao]

Absolutely adorable illustrations. Although I found the content a little bit too repetitive. Maybe it's because this is a compilation?

[Sara Beth]

Simple stories with repetitive words for beginner readers