Books for Kids

[~Mrs. A2J~]

My daughter will be 3 at the end of January and knows all the sounds of the letters so the next step is starting to put small words together. Do any of you have any recommendations for books for starting to read? Any books that particularly helped your child to learn to read? I've looked in our local book store but there doesn't seem much that is geared to kids starting to read just books for older kids.

 

[PurpleBunny]

I can't think of any specific books for children that young off the top of my head, but I would suggest alphabet books, color books, shape books, and animal books. But mostly alphabet books for now and you can practice writing out the letters of the alphabet with your child and also the sounds that each letter makes

(I'm not a parent but I tutor six- and seven-year-olds in early reading, grammar, and math.)

 

[BeanMak]

Dr. Suess books are great. At this age, reading to her and with her is appropriate.
I could probably recite "green eggs and ham" by heart to this day I read that so many times

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

I can't think of any specific books for children that young off the top of my head, but I would suggest alphabet books, color books, shape books, and animal books. But mostly alphabet books for now and you can practice writing out the letters of the alphabet with your child and also the sounds that each letter makes

(I'm not a parent but I tutor six- and seven-year-olds in early reading, grammar, and math.)

Thanks for your suggestion . The problem with these books is that my daughter gets a little bit board with them as she knows the alphabet, sounds of the letters, and the colors, shapes and animals that are in toddler aged books. There then seems to be a gap from these types of books to books for kids who already read and I can't seem to find any books for this intermediate stage.

 

[BlessedMan]

Thanks for your suggestion . The problem with these books is that my daughter gets a little bit board with them as she knows the alphabet, sounds of the letters, and the colors, shapes and animals that are in toddler aged books. There then seems to be a gap from these types of books to books for kids who already read and I can't seem to find any books for this intermediate stage.

I think this is where something like leapfrog or leapster would come in handy. She can see the words...she can hear the words...it's fun...and with all the variety of books out there, she would never get bored. I know cost is an issue, but Ebay always have a ton that you can get very inexpensively.

Good luck! It's a fun age!

 

[andiesmama]

BlessedMan said something I forgot about...Leapfrog has something I think it's the LeapPad (my daughter has one but it's in her room and it's naptime, so I can't check)...but it's a book that you can set at different levels for the appropriate age, and it talks to you...it has different books that you can buy that goes with it! Andie (my daughter) loves hers, & it doesn't bore her!

She loves reading as well, one author I like is Sandra Boynton (Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs is Andie's favorite); also, if your daughter is into Dora or Blue or Veggie Tales, buy her those books...even if the stories are too long for her at this time, mom & dad can always "paraphrase" when you're reading to her...also, she can make up her own stories with them!

Or just take her to the library & see what she finds that she likes!! Have fun & let us know how it goes!!

 

[Cello]

She loves reading as well, one author I like is Sandra Boynton (Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs is Andie's favorite);

We like Sandra Boynton as well!!!! We have the goodnight book and ummm, hmmm one other...hmmmmm....grrr, cant' think of it.

 

[Cello]

My daughter will be 3 at the end of January and knows all the sounds of the letters so the next step is starting to put small words together. Do any of you have any recommendations for books for starting to read? Any books that particularly helped your child to learn to read? I've looked in our local book store but there doesn't seem much that is geared to kids starting to read just books for older kids.

We go to the library and just sit and crawl down the aisles and look at books. Ones with simple words and not too many words on a page we snap up. I'll take a look next time and I'll pop in and post what we come home with.

 

[andiesmama]

We like Sandra Boynton as well!!!! We have the goodnight book and ummm, hmmm one other...hmmmmm....grrr, cant' think of it.

Oh yea, the good night book, that's the other one I was thinking about. The one on the boat, "rock and rock and rock to sleep"....

 

[2lplvr]

Dr. Seuss books are great. Cat in the Hat, Fox in Sox, I'll teach my dog 100 Words, The Little Bear Series and scholastic Hello Readers are some of our favs
Does your 3yo understand the difference between short and long vowel sounds and blends? You will come across all of those even in easy reader books. Your library probably has a whole section of easy reader books. That would be a good place to get ideas as well.

 

[Cello]

Oh yea, the good night book, that's the other one I was thinking about. The one on the boat, "rock and rock and rock to sleep"....

we always rock the book back and forth at that part...and get real quiet -- even when we read it in the middle of the day!! LOL

 

[sara elizabeth]

My daughter will be 3 at the end of January and knows all the sounds of the letters so the next step is starting to put small words together. Do any of you have any recommendations for books for starting to read? Any books that particularly helped your child to learn to read? I've looked in our local book store but there doesn't seem much that is geared to kids starting to read just books for older kids.

You might try the homeschooling forum for some more ideas.

In my experience, I've found that memorizing the letters and sounds comes long before a child is actually ready to put sounds together. I have a son who also knew the sounds of the letters when he was 3, but did not actually read until he was 5. There is just a big jump in comprehension there. So, I would say have fun, but don't push it too much. Sounds like you have a very bright little girl!

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions . I checked out our "local" library (we live in a rural area so local is a relative term ) but sadly it was not very good . They had very few books at all let alone for young kids. My MIL may possibly get the LeapPad for Katheryn for Christmas so that may keep her entertained while foster her love of learning. We will of course continue to read together as well .

 

[lucypevensie]

Have you heard of the Bob books? They are very easy learn-to-read books. Lots of people like those.

My own daughter who had some difficulty with reading really began to understand when I got her some Dick and Jane books. If you can blend the phonics with lots of repetition (as in Dick and Jane) that can be very helpful.

 

[keirasmommy]

This isn't a book but it's all about putting letters together to make words.

Leap Frog Movie- The Talking Words Factory.

It's really great and kids love it. It teaches about using sticky vowel letters to stick words together. And it teaches about blending letters together to make one sound.