60 Scholastic Easy Leveled Readers Phonics Early Guided Reading Lot (15 Books Per Levels A, B, C, and D) (Little Leveled Readers)

I don't normally leave feedback, but in this case I thought I should. I read a lot of the reviews for this product on amazon and I think some of the negative comments may discourage people from buying these books - I know I almost didn't buy them. It turns out that many of the negative feedback that I saw (books are too small, stories are too short, black and white pictures only) turned out to be fabulous positives for my daughter. The size is great for her little-ish hands, the stories are short enough to keep her attention for the purpose (engage her in the print and the story), the word use within the stories (repeating, rhyming, themed) are helping her learn to recognize sounds and letters, and the black and white illustrations keep it simple and are not distracting - I like how she looks at the letters as I'm running my finger along the bottom of words. She certainly did comment on the fact that the images were black and white, and not in color, but I took the queue from another reviewer and told my daughter that we could color the pictures any time she wanted to, and that was sufficient for us to move on with the reading. I have to say I am 100% happy with this purchase and I think the books will be very helpful in turning my daughter into a reader. I'm glad I read the positive reviews, otherwise I would have missed out on these awesome teaching tools.

Fantastic Leveled Readers for Growing Readers! I absolutely love these Scholastic Leveled Readers! I originally got them for my 5-year-old niece, but I've also used the same sets with both my daughters, and they've always been a hit. What I really appreciate about this set is how well each level builds on the last. It's truly guided reading at its best, slowly introducing and reinforcing new phonics and reading skills. The books are the perfect length too – short enough to keep little ones engaged without them losing interest, but long enough to actually develop those crucial reading skills. A super fun bonus feature is that kids can color in the books! It adds another layer of interaction and makes them even more appealing. If you're looking for a great way to support your child's early reading journey, you really can't go wrong with these.

In my daughter's kindergarten class, her teacher would send books home to practice with depending on grade level, and since my kid would forget to bring her book baggie home all the time, it was helpful to have these at home. Her teacher used these exact books in her class, so there was continuity at home, and my daughter went from not being able to read at all, to reading the D leveled books with no problem. We've got a few weeks left and her teacher told us she can move onto E books, and that we should continue practicing with C's and D's over the summer just to keep her brain active and she can remember all the reading strategies they've learned throughout the year. For the people complaining that they are tiny and thin, and that the illustrations are lacking--these books are perfect for beginning readers. There aren't any distractions from complicated pictures, and the pictures are simple enough so the kid can pick out their "picture clues", and then go back to focusing on the words. If you are unfamiliar with leveled readers, I can see why you might be disappointed, but if you want simple books that will actually help your child learn to read, these are perfect, especially for the price. I'm only wishing I could find such a large box of E-F readers, but they seem to go up to $1/book and are sold in smaller packs. Do yourself a favor, get these, and practice every night. You'll have a fully independent reader in just a few months, and boy will you be proud!

After reading mixed reviews about the product I was in 2 minds whether to get it, but I am glad we bought it. The size is just good for lil hands. Also, I am glad that pictures are not colored as my 4 year old would be hooked on to pictures otherwise like other books. He now colors the pictures after reading the book, so it serves dual purpose. These are set of small 8 sentences put together as story. It is good start for kids to start reading sentences. We have had these for over 2 months now and my son now feels confident reading. Since the size is small he does not get bored or overdone. We do 2-4 books daily.

The books are small and as pictured in the description (colored cover). The stories are super short and for young readers perfect. Reading is a journey and each of these books introduces words that are above their level, which is great. The drawn pictures inside are black and white and illustrate what the words say below which also is very helpful to the reader for some of those harder words. They are about the size of your hand and a great size for little children. If anyone is giving these books bad reviews, they are probably looking for higher levels for advance reading- these are perfect for the level and length of beginners. If the black and white is to bothersome - color them in or have you child do so. If the front cover is faded - you got a bad batch. These are nice quick reads that will have your child excited for reading instead of hating it. Learning to read should be as stress free as possible and sometimes a little easy reader to reinforce what they know is just what they need to boost confidence and enjoy reading.

These 60 little books are small; they fit into a shoebox. The illustrations are simple line drawings. Don't let the simplicity fool you. These books are small, but they're mighty! Think of them like matches; they can light a fire. I'm an early childhood educator, and I've taught many kids to read. However, these were bought for my 3 grandkids, ages 4, 5, and 6. ( Yes, things are busy around their house! ) All 3 kids loved them. The simple stories are interesting. They strike a nice balance between phonetic reading and sight words. Stories have repetition to encourage pre-readers to look for visual clues. My 5 year old was thrilled, saying, "Grandma, reading is fun!!" I recommend gifting them along with a special shoebox, and withholding the crayons. Mine all wanted to start coloring in them. But we may do that later on, or let them choose favorite pictures to copy. These books, along with some loving attention, can do way more than you might think. Highly recommend!

Simple cute little books . My child doesn’t have a long attention span and I notice with the shorter sentences he tends to pay closer attention. love them so adorable !

These books are not properly leveled. Some of the A books are actually D books. We will have to look at each book and relevel them. This defeats the purpose of ordering "leveled books". Fortunately, my wife taught K-2 for 33 years and knows how to level them properly. Not the quality that I would expect from Scholastic Books.

These r great. Perfect for my beginners.

My son loves these books and he can colour them in and read them

My daughter love it. Can be used as colouring book

Exactly what I wanted for my child. Wonderful.

only complaint is the pictures are all black and white like a coloring book would be. kinda hard for little ones to keep attention on story.