srs Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My daughter is reading the first few sets of the Bob books fairly confidently, but our library does not carry them, or Nora Gaydos, and everything I can find there seems several steps ahead of Bob, much longer and with many more sight words. Can anyone share some titles they have found at the library that are on par with Bob? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My daughter is reading the first few sets of the Bob books fairly confidently, but our library does not carry them, or Nora Gaydos, and everything I can find there seems several steps ahead of Bob, much longer and with many more sight words. Can anyone share some titles they have found at the library that are on par with Bob? Thanks. I found this series at our library by Brian Cleary: http://www.worldcat.org/title/stop-drop-and-flop-in-the-slop-a-short-vowel-sounds-book-with-consonant-blends/oclc/214322785&referer=brief_results Our library also had the flip-a-word series: http://www.worldcat.org/title/snow-bow/oclc/154685759&referer=brief_results I've also had some luck browsing the library catalog by subject. Two subject headings I found with some good results were: Reading -- Phonetic Method -- Juvenile Literature and English Language -- Phonetics -- Juvenile Literature I think there might have been some others too -- when you do find one or two good ones, see what they are cataloged as and browse from one subject to the next. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Try Elephant and PIggy books, slightly ahead of Bob but more motivating (at least for my son) and you can print these for free if you sign up (for free) - various level of phonic-based readers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks to you both! I have this feeling like the books are there, if only I can find them, and I'm not sure how much luck I would have asking the librarian "like the Bob books, except you don't have those?". I know there are a bunch of the Elephant and Piggy ones. Headed to the library tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarymama Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Ask your Librarian for the "easy reader" or "ABC reader" books. Chances are they are in a special section. Most publishers who publish these types of books (think I Can Read series) assign levels to help you determine difficulty for your reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Not Bob books, but I have a list on my blog that might fit your needs. Good luck! http://bluehouseschool.blogspot.com/p/lets-read.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 My youngest was not a huge Bob fan, and we were so grateful to find the Now I'm Reading series. They are similar size and words as the Bob Books, but sillier, more colorful pictures, and the stories were much more entertaining to her. Here is a link to them on Amazon, but I was able to just find them at my library http://www.amazon.com/Now-Reading-Playful-Pals-Level/dp/1584762039/ref=pd_sim_b_26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks for the link, that will be very helpful. I spent some time in the easy reader section today and the most basic books still have sentences like "But you cannot come home with me", which I think my daughter will be okay with but it is such a big jump from the "Mat sat. Cat sat" level. Maybe we will just invest in the Bob level books and use the library more as the kids get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzingirl Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 We had the same problem trying to find early readers that were interesting and a little more advanced, but that didn't include lots of sight words. From a post here I found out about the Usborne Phonics Readers/Usborne Easy Words to Read books. They are cute and colorful, have fold out pages that DD liked, and don't include many (any?) sight words. Some titles are Fox on a Box, Frog on a Log, Ted in a Red Bed, Fat Cat on a Mat, Big Pig on a Dig, Shark in the Park, Sam Sheep Can't Sleep. I also second the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems. They're more difficult than the Usborne and I honestly don't care for them, but DD loves them and has been picking them up and reading them on her own (a first for her!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 pitterpatter, I read your blog post about "on level readers" and thanks, you described the problem way better than I could have. I agree about the I Can Read series. The sentence I found in my post above was from "Go Away, Dog", which we will be able to read together but my daughter won't be able to read independently. And this is from the My First I Can Read series, which just seems misleading, because there are many, many things a kid can read before they can tackle one of these books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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