Decodable Books

Decodable books encourage children 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.

Updated March 28, 2023
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Pig wig /
Ziefert, Harriet.
Paper Book
A creative approach to teaching beginning readers, the Flip-a-Word series invites children to flip pages to reveal new words. A cat turns into a bat, then a rat and finally a hat, as die-cuts change one word to another rhyming word with each turning page. Subsequent pages present the newly learned...
My first Bob books. Reading readiness, Pre-reading skills : basic literacy concepts in engaging read-aloud stories
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! The fun read-aloud stories in My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills introduce literacy skills to the youngest children. My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children...
Stop, drop, and flop in the slop :
Cleary, Brian P.,
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Wet pet /
Ziefert, Harriet.
Paper Book
The Flip-a-Word interactive early reading books invite children to discover different words and pictures, with a die cut on each page highlighting the shared word endings. Wet Pet word families are: -ed (sled, bed, shed, red), -et (pet, wet, net, jet), -am (ram, clam, jam)."Children will be...
Crab cab /
Ziefert, Harriet.
Paper Book
These unique interactive early-reading books invite children to flip the pages and presto-change-o! a different word and picture appear. The use of word families helps children grasp the connections between similar words while Yukiko Kido's bright and inspired illustrations in a Japanese anime style...
The nice mice in the rice : a long vowel sounds book
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Bob books. Set 1, Beginning readers
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book
Stop pop /
Kido, Yukiko
Paper Book
Yukiko Kido's Stop Pop continues the Flip-a-Word series, where bright colours and changing die-cuts teach kids reading skills. These are great first books, and showcase a creative approach to teaching beginning readers. In Stop Pop kids learn words like top, stop, pop; fun, sun, run; and van, plan,...
The frail snail on the trail : a long vowel sounds with consonant blends
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Quack shack /
Ziefert, Harriet.
Paper Book
Children learn reading skills and have fun as they flip the pages and discover different words and pictures, with a shared word ending showing through a die cut. The bright, humorous illustrations in a Japanese anime style will keep the attention of both kids and parents. Quack Shack word families...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set -- now with all-new illustrations -- has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"®<...
The thing on the wing can sing : a short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Whose shoes would you choose? :
Cleary, Brian P.,
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Snow bow /
Kido, Yukiko
Paper Book
The Flip-a-Word series is a creative and interactive format that teaches kids reading skills. Children flip each page, and the die-cuts change one word to another. The latest in the series, Snow Bow, continues Yukiko Kido's love of bright colours and teaches words like feet, meet, street, beet; gate...
Whose shoes would you choose? : a long vowel sounds book with consonant digraphs
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Bob books listen and read 3 : set 1: beginning readers 9-12
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Bob Books were developed to provide structure and success for children learning to read. They encourage the joy of reading through simplicity, consistency, and warmth. These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively. The success of Bob Books lies in the millions...
The clown in the gown drives the car with the star : a book about diphthongs and r-controlled vowels
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com.
Bob books. Set 1, Beginning readers
Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set -- now with all-new illustrations -- has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"®<...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set -- now with all-new illustrations -- has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"®<...
More Bob books :
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
More Bob books :
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Bob books.
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Introduce young readers to key sight words with this fun, phonics-based box set of easy-to-read stories, now with all-new illustrations! All-new illustrations make this box of...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set -- now with all-new illustrations -- has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"®<...
Bob books.
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Introduce young readers to key sight words with this fun, phonics-based box set of easy-to-read stories, now with all-new illustrations! All-new illustrations make this box of...
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...
More Bob books :
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Bob books. Sight words, first grade
Kertell, Lynn Maslen
Paper Book
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based box set helps developing readers gently take the next step toward more complex stories. Bob Books Word Families helps children progress gently beyond the...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based box set helps developing readers gently take the next step toward more complex stories. Bob Books Word Families helps children progress gently beyond the...
Bob books.
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...
Bob books.
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...
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, now with all-new illustrations! All-new illustrations make this box...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set introduces long vowels and helps developing readers gently take the final step toward reading chapter books. With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based box set helps developing readers gently take the next step toward more complex stories. Bob Books Word Families helps children progress gently beyond the...
Bob books.
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...
Bob books.
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set introduces long vowels and helps developing readers gently take the final step toward reading chapter books. With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics...
Bob books listen and read 2 : set 1: beginning readers 5-8
Maslen, Bobby Lynn.
Paper Book
Bob Books were developed to provide structure and success for children learning to read. They encourage the joy of reading through simplicity, consistency, and warmth. These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively. The success of Bob Books lies in the millions...

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