Dot

Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers #3

by Bobby Lynn Maslen

With their engaging stories and clever illustrations, the Bob Books have ushered millions of kids into the world of reading. This relaunch of the popular series features a handy new chart on the back of each box that enables parents and educators to easily identify which set is best suited for their child's reading capabilities. Each set is color coded to indicate reading level and each story is carefully crafted to help children at different learning stages master essential reading skills.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

12 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Bobby and John Maslen developed the Bob Books, while Bobby was a teacher of 3 to 5-year-olds at a private school in Portland, Oregon. After many years of self-publishing, Scholastic became Bob Books’ publisher in 1995.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe I am just getting overly nostalgic; but books like this take me back to reading when I was in grade school. I remember seeing these books at all the book sales at school; remember the little sister of a friend who really liked this series. A fun trip down memory lane.

[Kelly Wickham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marcos and Arely loved these books. They are simple, basic and gave them a feeling of accomplishment. This books teaches children basic phonics, particularly the o, h, g, and r sounds. They also learn simple words.

[Nargiza Jedwab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but can be more colorful

[Aneesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everly found this predictable.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have young readers? Grab these books. Short length and rhyme make it an easy read for teaching new readers to read.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little book from a wonderful series. So the characters wear hats, but the dog rips his hat to rags. In the end, everything turns out all right.

[Charlei Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mom was hot and Molly was hot. But they sat in the pond and now there not

[Kathleen Pine]

The story is about Dot who has a hat and an opinionated dog. The words taught in the book are Dot, Cat, Dog, Hat, and Rag.

This book is used as a way to introduce young children to reading. Books can be intimidating and children get frustrated when they find themselves struggling to read. The Bob Book series help early readers begin to understand the basics of letter sounds and allows them to build confidence in their reading abilities.

Questions:
- Who is the main character?
- What does she wear?
- What part of the body does it go on?
- What animal was in the story?
- Have you seen this animal before?

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another Bob book.

[Mya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book 16 times...I'm 5!

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 3-year-old just mastered this book. I strongly recommend Set One for the beginning reader!

[Ilse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Own.

Kind of hard to read.

[Elanor]

All by herself!

[Ayani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had the word "rag" which my daughter didn't know yet. Good to check if your child knows this word vocabulary-wise before reading.