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. Set 1, Beginning readers
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Ebook

Format: Physical Books

Bob Books Set 1 Beginning Readers
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Ebook

Format: eBook

Bob books. Stage 1: Starting to read, First stories
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book

Format: Physical Books

Bob books. Set 2, Advancing beginners
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book

Format: Physical Books

Bob Books Set 2 Advancing Beginners
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book

Format: eBook

Bob books. Stage 2: Emerging reader, Animal stories
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This set of phonics-based, easy-to-read stories features silly animal characters -- perfect for kids in kindergarten and first grade. Bob Books Animal Stories are filled with...

Format: Physical Books


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