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Best Early Reader Books for Kids to Buy First Books Little Readers Can Actually Finish

Five early reader books and book sets for parents: the Bob Books Set 1 box with 12 decodable books, the Elephant & Piggie Biggie bind-up of 5 adventures, a 25-book First Little Readers parent pack, a 12-mini-book Pete the Cat phonics box, and a Dog Man graphic novel for kids a little further along. Real specs from the listings. No hype. Check the current price on Amazon.

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Bob Books - Set 1: Beginning Readers Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten

  • 12 books, 12 pages each, 144 pages total, Box Pck edition
  • first story uses only sounds m/a/t/s plus one sight word
  • new letter sounds added gradually until all letters of the alphabet introduced (except q)
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An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

  • Bind-up collection of 5 Elephant & Piggie adventures: Today I Will Fly!, Watch Me Throw the Ball!, Can I Play Too?, Let's Go for a Drive!, I Really Like Slop!
  • 320 pages, Illustrated edition
  • Hyperion Books for Children, published May 2, 2017
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First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level A: 25 Irresistible Books That Are

  • 25 full-color 8-page storybooks plus tip-filled parent guide
  • correlated with Guided Reading Level A
  • most pages feature one line of simple, repetitive text
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Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #5): From the Creator of Captain

  • Graphic novel, Dog Man book 5
  • 256 pages
  • Graphix, published August 3, 2021
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Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel

  • Box of 12 mini-books featuring short and long vowel sounds and common sight words
  • phonics-expert reviewed
  • full-color
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