Biscuit 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (I Can Read Phonics Fun)

My 4 year old loves these books!! Very easy to read and I’m very satisfied!

I bought this set for my kindergartner. I was finding most of the "beginner" books I was getting for her (and even those provided by her school) were just a bit too hard for her. These books are great. They contain sight words as well as simple phonics words. Most of the books revolve around a certain letter sound (for example, short 'o') and the first page lists most of the words that will be used in that book (separating them into categories of words to sound out, new sight words, review sight words, and fun words). The pictures do sometimes give a visual cue for the words, but not so much that I consider it a huge issue. The books are numbered and I would recommend reading them in order as they do tend to build on words from earlier numbered books. The second in the series was the first book that my daughter was able to read completely on her own and I think that was a very encouraging moment for her. She also loves Biscuit and enjoys the cute but simple stories and pictures. I was expecting these would be board books, but they are actually floppy little "booklets." They are very small, simple, and short. The box seems like it will probably get ripped up fairly quickly. Despite this, I would highly recommend this set for anyone who is just starting out with reading - particularly those who get frustrated or overwhelmed with longer stories or books with a lot of difficult words. One more thing - prior to getting this set, we had a couple of the regular Biscuit books. My daughter enjoyed me reading them to her, but I was not too crazy about them. Just about every page ends with "sweet puppy" and "woof woof." It got a little old. These little books don't have that problem.

these are just what I was looking for, I am teaching 3 children 4 years of age right now to read. I am using the Bob books level 1 and 2, a variety of scholastic readers including phonics and sight word readers, Phonics Practice Readers level 1, and Now I'm reading level 1. all these books are coming together nicely, but For one of the children many of these books are too difficult and aren't moving at a slow enough pass or they just have too many words in them that frustrate him. Except for the Bob books box 1 set, those he can read pretty well. these little Biscuit books are just right for him. An example: Book 8 short e Biscuit and the nest 1. An egg fell from the nest. 2.Get help, Biscuit! 3.Woof! Biscuit went for help. 4.The little girl saw the egg. 5.She set the egg in the nest. 6. "You are the best pet, Biscuit!" I like that they aren't all phonics based, They are more natural reading, after reading with the child a couple times, The child can point to the words and work on reading it themselves. I like that they are little less reading than the regular Biscuit books, which would be a nice next step for your reader. I am using the following sets with this child: -Biscuit phonics fun (I can Read) -First LIttle Readers A boxed set -Sight word readers scholastic boxed set -Bob boxed set level 1 -zac the Rat: Starfall boxed set(Also available to veiw on-line for free) With the two 4 year olds that are more advance I am using along with the above sets. -Now I'm reading level 1 -Phonics Practice Readers level 1(the first 10 books)-these are alittle expensive, but very nicely done. I am also using printable emergent readers and leveled readers that I have found on-line. Hubbard's cupboard has some nice onse. Along with Making learning fun.

Just what i wanted for beginner readers.... something simple, short, and straightforward but not boring. There are 12 stories about the puppy Biscuit and kids love puppies. Plus, I am a terrible speller and having to read and say biscuit this much may actually teach me how to spell it correctly (and my hubby will be thrilled). Because I liked this set so much, I will be buying the second set as well. My only complaint about these books is really about the storage box... its larger than the actual books both in length and in width... so you have to keep a cardboard spacer box inside the box to prevent the books from bumping around and getting damaged.. the spacer is provided in the box, but seriously, the publisher could have made the box any size they wanted... they CHOSE to make the box the wrong size. I bet someone said in marketing thought it would make the books sell better.... seriously most people buy online and would rather have the correct size storage box.

This series of 12 mini books are very good for children who are starting to learn to read or children with learning difficulties. The books introduce short vowels, and gradually add other words, including sight words. The books are pretty and colorful and Biscuit is very endearing to children. I highly recommended for children who are starting out to learn to read. The child for whom I got these books is severely learning delayed, so at nine years old the child is starting out on the very beginning level. Her learning level would be of a 5 to 6 year old at most. That is why, while these books are such an elementary level for her age, I got it for such a child.

My daughter absolutely loves dogs so I purchased the Biscuit book set to get her excited about reading. We started her on First Little Readers and Bob books which were great for my other child but didn’t work as well for my younger (age 4). Although she read them, she didn’t enjoy reading them. But with the Biscuit books, she would get the little box out and already have the next book out and ready to read. She read 5 books in one sitting the other night! She enjoys reading more now and is progressing, but I wouldn’t say these are true beginner books as they have big words (7 letters long), multi-syllable words, and blended consonants that a beginning reader would not be able to figure out on their own. The illustrations are simple and cute but do not really provide any clear context clues to how to read the sentence. These are good for emergent readers but not absolute beginners. Construction These are mini-sized books that are 5 inches x 5 inches, perfect for little hands. There are 12 pages in each book with alternating text and illustration, so it’s really only 6 sentences per book. I do like that these books are numbered so my daughter would remember where she left off and likes to put them back in order when she’s done. It’s also great that there is a word bank in the beginning that we would go through all the words out loud before starting the book.

Progression of difficulty and phonics focus is perfect. Really helped my 3-year old transition into confident reading. Much better fit for early readers than just the standard early reader books- even the normal Biscuit books don't set up for success in the same way. Plus, Biscuit is always cute. I thought my son was reading but was unsure if he had just memorized books. Purchased these, and he read all of them to me (over time) without assistance. The stories are brief enough that loss of focus isn't an issue, and the phonics focus is great for teaching language themes and sight word outliers.

Our 5-year-old grandson is learning to read. He is able to read these very very well. You start with the first book and work your way through them. He gets so excited because he is accomplished these with ease

Excellent

Really great set. My daughter is 5 and she’s able to read these (obviously needs help with the odd word) but a great starter pack

Para mi hijo y su practica con la lectura

Great!読み聞かせとしては最高の作品です。

My daughters in kindergarten and these book helped spark her interest in reading and have helped her come soo far with her reading!