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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My First Bob Books - Alphabet Hardcover Bind-Up Phonics, Letter Sounds, Ages 3 and up, Pre-K (Reading Readiness)
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Multimedia
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! My First Bob Books: Alphabet introduces each letter of the alphabet to pre-readers with silly read-aloud stories. Now in a sturdy hardcover! My First Bob Books: Alphabet...

Format: Physical Books

My First Bob Books - Alphabet Hardcover Bind-Up Phonics, Letter Sounds, Ages 3 and up, Pre-K (Reading Readiness)
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Multimedia
Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! My First Bob Books: Alphabet introduces each letter of the alphabet to pre-readers with silly read-aloud stories. Now in a sturdy hardcover! My First Bob Books: Alphabet...

Format: eBook

Bob Books - Animal Stories Hardcover Bind-Up Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 2: Emerging Reader)
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
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. Now in a sturdy hardcover! Bob Books Animal Stories<...

Format: Physical Books

Bob Books - Sight Words First Grade Hardcover Bind-Up Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 2: Emerging Reader)
Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
Multimedia
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 easy-to-read stories. Now in a sturdy hardcover! Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are...

Format: Physical Books


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