MomOfABunch Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 What are your favorite early readers for a new reader? Series or single books? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Very new reader: Elephant and Piggie! Frog and Toad Dr Seuss books Early chapter books for a little later: It was a Dark and Stormy Night Mercy Watson The Lighthouse Family Tashi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundAbout Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I really love the vintage I Can Read Science books from the 1960s and 70s like Seeds and More Seeds, Terry and the Caterpillar, etc. The quality just seems so much higher than ones today - long, informational, but very simple text. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Little bear and elephant and piggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Elephant and Piggy Biscuit Frog and Toad Little Bear ^That's the order we used them, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The ones I can't bear to get rid of and are still on my shelf? Henry and Mudge Frog and Toad Little Bear The Fire Cat Nate the Great books were our bridge from these early readers to being able to read pretty much anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Not sure what you consider early, so I'm going to err on the side of very early. DD enjoyed many of the ones listed above, but these as well. Fly Guy Brownie & Pearl Cat the Cat Little Lizard (and others by Melinda Melton Crow) Gossie and friends books There are several by Molly Coxe. Holiday House's "I Like to Read" line is excellent. They read like actual picture books, which is what they are. Here are the books DD read when she first started reading. They start out easy and then get progressively more difficult, give or take a couple here and there. http://bluehouseschool.blogspot.com/2013/06/lets-read-2012-13.html - Easiest. http://bluehouseschool.blogspot.com/p/lets-read.html - More like Henry and Mudge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Mine loved Fly Guy as well. I would squeeze him in there around the Toad and Frog and Little Bear level of books! Also, Bad Kitty was a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The ones I can't bear to get rid of and are still on my shelf? Henry and Mudge How could I forget Henry and Mudge? And Mr Putter and Tabby! Ds still reads these years later because he loves them so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I really love the vintage I Can Read Science books from the 1960s and 70s like Seeds and More Seeds, Terry and the Caterpillar, etc. The quality just seems so much higher than ones today - long, informational, but very simple text. Have to second this! My son LOVES these books! They are great, a few others to add to the I Can Read Science Books are: Greg's Microscope, Daniel's Duck, Plenty of Fish, (There is one on Forests) they are about level 3 though. I love the Little Jewel Books from Rod and Staff too but they might be more level 3 too, along with Nate the Great books. Can't remember what we used after Bob Books (however, they were the best!) After that I second Little Bear and Dr. Seuss books and Mr Putter and Tabby were favorites here. HTH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfABunch Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks! Yes, I was asking about very early readers. Single sentence-ish with repetitive words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2boys1girl Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The Now I'm Reading series fit the bill, particularly the level 1 and 2 sets. Very repetitive, but phonetic, with picture clues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) . Edited June 17, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thanks! Yes, I was asking about very early readers. Single sentence-ish with repetitive words. We are having luck with a lot of freebies from around the internet. Progressive Phonics | I See Sam | Hubbards Cupboard | Free Phonetic Readers | Readers by Teachers I find that graded readers are working very, very well around here. We supplement with books from the library but the regular reading practice comes from a series of graded, decodable readers from Open Court Publishing and Reading A-Z (which has a bunch of printable books) If you really don't want to print then you can buy a book of Decodables in black/white or in full color from publishers such as Harcourt or Open Court. We have Open Court Readings Full Color Decodables for K and 1st grade. By the end of 1st grade all of the main phonics have been introduced and practiced so that kids are comfortably reading multi-word sentences full of words like "afraid" "innkeeper" "silly" "thought" "caramel" "island", "window" etc--most of these words can be decoded by the child--especially if the decodables are used as practice/reinforcement to a thorough treatment of phonics. Because of that, we probably won't buy the 2nd and 3rd grade Decodables--which seem to contain faster, more sophisticated reviews of Phonics. We got the the Open Court Reading 2000 edition offline for really cheap but you can still buy new books from both 2002 and 2005 editions direct from the publisher--about 15-20 dollars per set of 30-50 stories so its a good deal and you don't have to print out anything--just cut out, fold and staple the books. Buying new directly from the publisher you don't run the risk of getting books with pages missing or damaged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamJBA Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Mr Putter and Tabby and the new Amelia Bedelia early readers with Amelia as a child. Little Bear is another family favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I use these: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Read-It-Book/dp/1887840494 There are 3 books, and they work amazingly well with Abeka's learning to read process (short vowels, letter blends). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternallytired Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Our kids' first read-alone books were Elephant and Piggie, too. We followed those with some Fly Guy and Huggly, some Clifford and Little Critter. My kids didn't love the Dick and Jane or Biscuit series, but some kids really enjoy them, and they definitely hit the spot with the repetition. Usborne makes some phonics readers that weren't horrible, so we sprinkled some of those in, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I love love love anything by Arnold Lobel (Frog and Toad, etc.) I will treasure these books forever. I have such good memories with the two big kids and am looking forward to them with the two littles. Little Bear is also very good. Mouse and Mole are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 My absolute favorite for very early readers are the I See Sam readers. You can get the 1st 2 sets free to print off. www.iseesam.com or www.3rsplus.com have the higher sets to buy. It can be used as a stand alone reading program as well, or just fun readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 For very early readers we used BOB books and the Nora Gaydos Now I'm Reading! books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystie Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 We love everything Cynthia Rylant, plus Little Bear & Frog and Toad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lizzie in Ma Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Henry and Mudge Frog and Toad Clams Can't Sing Anthing by Sid Hoff all of Nathaniel Benchley's early reader books Little Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattfink Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 My oldest liked the first set of Mac and Tab readers from Primary Phonics. We also used the workbooks that go along with the readers when she needed more practice to really solidify blending because she got to a point where she was bored with CVC words, but didn't have a lot of flunency yet. We mostly use Phonics Pathways to teach and Primary Phonics for review as needed, but she loves them and we heard about them from an adult friend who was homeschooled and still remembers them fondly. The progressions are different, but we have been able to work around that pretty well and she can read most of the "I Can Read" books at the "My First" level that our library has. I've also been using the Scholastic Book Wizard to find stuff at her reading level that she might like. I found "Silly Sally" by Audery Wood which DD loves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature girl Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 One set I don't see mentioned here is Dav Pilkey's Dragon books. We LOVED these with a passion. :) So sweet and funny and fun to read, I just wish there were more of them. (There are other dragon books in the series, with claymation figures, which are okay. But none are as good as the 5 written by Pilkey.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Drat! How did we not know about these? They look cute. One set I don't see mentioned here is Dav Pilkey's Dragon books. We LOVED these with a passion. :) So sweet and funny and fun to read, I just wish there were more of them. (There are other dragon books in the series, with claymation figures, which are okay. But none are as good as the 5 written by Pilkey.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant is our favorite. Real Kids Readers have a few that are good for very early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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