Now I'm Reading! Level 1: Big Fun (NIR! Leveled Readers) Novelty Book – Teacher's Edition, February 16, 2016

Big Fun Beginning Readers are for kids who are starting to sound out and read words. The repetitive sentence structures and limiting each book to one short vowel enables a gradual and supportive approach to learning to read. I would not read Big Fun until you have read at least one of the previous Level 1 sets in the series (Animal Antics or Playful Pals).I suggest that the child already know their alphabet both capital and lowercase, know the sound each letter makes, and have done a lesson on the particular vowel sound (or word family/blend if appropriate) before jumping into the book.Each book uses short sentence then longer sentences then changes the sentences completely for each page so there is an actual story. For example, the first book starts with "A rat." then "A cat." the "A rat and a cat." The simple story is the rat pitches a ball and the cat hits it for a home run and his team wins the game.This set includes 10 story books and 40 stickers. There is a parent guide.Level 1 books very carefully control the phonetic sounds so as to not introduce too much at once... however blends do pop up in the text so make sure you teach those sounds before reading the books with blends. I think the Level 1 books should be read in this order: Animal Antics, Playful Pals, Big Fun, and Clever Critters. I think you could intermix them a bit IF you need to (in order to select the right book for the phonic sounds being learned for the week). However, I would not read the books out of order because they are designed to gradually get harder and build upon prior learning. In other words, I could read the first book in Animal Antics and the first two books in Playful Pals then jump back to Animal antics book 2 - but I would not read book 10 then jump to book one.

There were stickers missing. The magnetic clasp was torn from back cover.

Got this for my son who is in kindergarten but a bit below grade for reading. It’s a very good book and easy to have him read. Short chapters with stickers that he can put after he reads each one. Motivates him to keep reading. Recommend highly

My 5 year old son calls these books his magic books because he can read them. We both love them

Two of my grandchildren have learned to read with this series around the age of three.

Excellent for young readersStickers as rewards my daughter loves these books

The books are great, but the way they are stored could be improved. The plastic where the back of the books are inserted hasn't held up and we've only had the set for 2 weeks.

Perfect book for my toddler, arrived in perfect condition.

This is a fun, interactive way to learn how to read! It appeals to both boys and girls. The stories are colorful, humorous and the stickers are very motivational!