Our Fave Books for New Readers

Books for Pre K and Beginning Kindergarten to read TO YOU:
The books I start the kids out with when they are first learning to read simple words are
1) The Bob Books (bought from costco)
2) Family Readers series (picked up from the library)

Both of these books series are good for brand new readers because all of the words are words that follow the rules and can be sounded out. They also have a certain sound theme that goes throughout the book, so that the repetition really teaches them the corresponding rule. But, the kids hate reading these books because the story line is as simple as the words are. Once I have gotten them to read as many of the Bob books and family readers as they will tolerate, we move on to some books with more fun stories:

1) Biscuit books We LOVE these books! They are really cute, and easy to read. And no one is mean (an important criteria for acceptable media at our house).
2) Usborne Phonics Readers Another FAVORITE series! These are really fun and cute stories and -again- they have a certain sound repeated throughout the story, so the kids really get down the sound the -OW makes when they read "Cow takes a bow," etc.

Books I read to my Kindergarteners/ beginning elementary kids:

1) Boxcar children--This is probably my all time favorite book to read to my kids. It is a fun story and everyone is NICE!
2) Minnie and Moo series--These books are really fun, with some really clever writing. Simple stories that the kids enjoy hearing
3) Magic Treehouse Series--The kids travel to different times and places via books and a magic treehouse. My 1st grader loves them, but my Kindergartner finds them a little too intense, sometimes.
4) My Father's Dragon--A boy travels to a magical land to free an enslaved dragon. It's a very fun story.