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product_id: 47908915
title: "Bob Books: First Stories"
price: "AED 8"
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reviews_count: 13
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# 4.8⭐ rating from 3,591 reviews 12 mini-books for progressive reading Phonics-based with gradual letter introduction Bob Books: First Stories

**Price:** AED 8
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📖 Unlock your child’s reading superpower with Bob Books First Stories!

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- **What is this?** Bob Books: First Stories
- **How much does it cost?** AED 8 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Compact & engaging:** Each mini-book has 12 pages of friendly illustrations and silly stories that keep kids hooked and motivated.
- • **Perfect for ages 3-5:** Designed specifically for early readers, making the leap from letter recognition to reading simple stories seamless.
- • **Phonics-first approach:** All words are phonics-based and sound-out friendly, introducing letters gradually for natural learning.
- • **Award-winning trusted series:** America’s #1 learning-to-read series with over 40 years of proven success and glowing 4.8-star reviews.
- • **Step-by-step reading mastery:** 12 easy-to-read books spanning 3 progressive levels (A, B, C) to build confidence and fluency.

## Overview

Bob Books: First Stories is a boxed set of 12 mini-books designed for children ages 3 to 5, focusing on phonics-based early reading. The set progresses through three levels, gradually introducing letters and simple words to build reading confidence. With a 4.8-star rating from over 3,500 reviews, this award-winning series has been trusted for over 40 years to make learning to read fun, natural, and effective.

## Description

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early Reading Box Set: 12 Books Ages: 3 to 5 Stage 1: Starting to Read A Bob Books boxed set featuring 12 easy-to-read stories! Great for early readers, this boxed set includes twelve mini-books. This set is the perfect stepping stone to independent reading since it contains four level A books, four level B's, and four level C's. (Level A and Level B are the equivalent of the UK Pink Book Band, and Level C is equivalent to UK Red Book Band) In typical Bob Books style, these mini-books have lots of repetition, friendly illustrations, and silly stories. Bob Books First Stories is a great companion to Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers and Sight Words Year 1 and Sight Words Year 2 . Inside the box you'll find: 12 easy-to-read books, 12 pages each Consistent sounds. All letters (except Q) introduced gradually in this set. Books with only two and three letter words All words can be 'sounded out' (phonics based) Each book introduces a few new letters Limited sight words 7 to 20 words per book ABOUT BOBS BOOKS Bob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-read series trusted for over 40 years. Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to make helping children learn to read simple and straightforward. The clean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to read a fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companion workbooks extend children's reading journey by allowing them to practice the skills learned in the books. Bob Books is designed to give young children the tools to cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winning beginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from books with three letter words, to books with more than one sentence per page. By meeting children at the right level, parents are often amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words when reading their first Bob Book . Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and other pre-reading skills Stage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet to sounding out your first words Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer and sight words are introduced Stage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences become longer, and new rules are introduced

Review: Great for easy learning to read - These help children learn to read with a sense of achievement and are enjoyable little stories.
Review: Follow with school work - Fabulous books, my son loves them

## Features

- Warning:Only for domestic use

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 344,974 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 534 in Reading Skills Reference 950 in Children's Early Learning Books on the Alphabet 1,109 in English Literacy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,591 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for easy learning to read
*by M***M on 5 March 2022*

These help children learn to read with a sense of achievement and are enjoyable little stories.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Follow with school work
*by L***A on 2 March 2026*

Fabulous books, my son loves them

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommend
*by S***M on 9 November 2018*

Great books to get your kid reading. My 4 yo loves these books and is now reading well. Would definitely recommend.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Bob Books - First Stories Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)
- Bob Books: Rhyming Words
- Bob Books - Set 1: Beginning Readers Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)

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*Last updated: 2026-08-12*