BOB Books


The BOB books are sequenced to start for the very earliest students to practice prereading skills, then letter sounds, and then move into blending sounds together to create words, adding additional phonics skills with each step. If your student already knows their letter sounds and is able to read a few basic words, then they can probably skip the prereading skills and alphabet books and move into the Stage 1 books. The books in this list are listed in the order the author recommends working through them.

Decodable books encourage children learning to read to sound out words using reading strategies rather than guessing from pictures or predicting from other clues. Text is carefully sequenced to only include phonics skills that students have already been learning so students are practicing at the right level and build confidence in reading before they move on to the next skill. Text is limited to one or two sentences to a page until readers are able to handle more complex stories with more text.


How to Use the Bob Books: Visit the Bob books website for short videos from the author on how to use the Bob books to support your child in reading

Free Printable Activities to go along with each Bob book can be found here


Updated June 27, 2023
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Bob books. Rhyming words
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Rhyming words
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book

Format: eBook

Bob books. Sight words, kindergarten
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Sight words, kindergarten
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book

Format: eBook

Bob books. Sight words. First grade
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Introduce developing readers to key sight words with this fun, phonics-based set of decodable easy-to-read stories. With playful, decodable stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics...

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Set 3, Word families
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Set 3, Word families
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book

Format: eBook

Bob books. Set 4, Complex words
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book
Box Set: 8 Books Ages: 6 to 7 Stage 3: Developing Readers Readers at this level are able to tackle longer sentences and longer books but still love the accomplishment of reading a book all the way through. Bob Books: Set 4 Complex Wordscontinues with...

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Set 4, Complex words
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book
Box Set: 8 Books Ages: 6 to 7 Stage 3: Developing Readers Readers at this level are able to tackle longer sentences and longer books but still love the accomplishment of reading a book all the way through. Bob Books: Set 4 Complex Wordscontinues with...

Format: eBook


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