Our Smart Baby

Review: Bob Books by Bobby Lynn Maslen


My 3 year old has been using these books. He wants to
learn to read, so I am going with it. S-l-o-w-l-y. He
knows his phonics, so the next step for us was finding
some simple books for him to start putting his
knowledge of phonics into practice. I had heard such
great things about the Bob Books, so off to the
library we went.

The Bob Books (http://www.bobbooks.com/) come in three
different levels; Levels A, B and C. We have only used
the 12 Level A books. They are fantastic! They are
cute, simple little stories. I will admit that when I
first saw them I thought there was no way my son was
going to like them. They looked almost cheap! But, I
realized the illustrations are plain enough to not
distract the kids from the words, yet fun enough to
keep them interested.

My son loves to read about Mat, Sam, Dot and the
others. He is recognizing some of the words now. Even
in other books. I am very impressed with the Bob
Books. In fact, we have checked the books out from the
library so much that I am going to get them for him
for his birthday. The Bob Books definitely get a
thumbs up from our family!
By Danica Bailey