Early Readers

If you have a reluctant reader of any sort, or have a reader who finds most beginning reading books a bit boring, check out Carson Dellosa‘s line of readers.

I have been familiar with Carson Dellosa books for some time. They are most easily found at (any) school supply store, however, their books are also available on their website and on Amazon. They have a wide range of educational products to promote and encourage reading in even the youngest of children.

Jennifer and I explored their booth at a bit at the Book Expo this past May and I got caught up on some of their newer product lines.

I was very interested to see that they have a series of readers all about animals and the natural world. I picked up a copy of Nature’s Amazing Partners, Level 1 which is a part of their “extreme reader” series. Using real-life photographs, the pictures of the animals just pop out at you. (My son, being interested in sea life, was especially happy to see a picture of “Nemo” appear in this book.) Several of their books now include the text in both English and Spanish which makes these books even more valuable if you are working on a second language. Books such as Tiny Terrors, Level 2 also hold unique appeal to boys who might be the more reluctant among us (at times) to read. Other titles to check out from the series: Creatures of the Deep, Level 1, Wild Weather, Level 1, Space Mysteries, Level 3, and The Bizarre Body, Level 3. (There are a lot of books in their Extreme Reader series. I’m just providing you with a sampling of titles to give you an idea of what you’d be looking for!)

Our current favorites from the readers series is their books based on the Little Critters series. (I always liked Little Critter growing up! I think he’s adorable!) These were a perfect way to introduce my son to Little Critter. We read Helping Mom, Level 3, Grandma’s Garden, Level 2 and Country Fair, Level 1 when reviewing these titles. Each book reads as a story and then in the back there is a section entitled “Skills and Practice” where the young reader can further engage with the story. Instead of telling my son we were going to be learning new words or spotting specific letters or finding adverbs – I simply told him we were going to “play the games” in the back of the book. He eagerly went back through the story and hunted up various words with me. It was a fun way to read and engage with the story, my son, and a cute little childhood favorite of mine!

There are many titles in the Little Critter series as well including My Trip to the Zoo, Beach Day and Show and Tell.

There are tons of ways to engage children with books that they will enjoy and love and I think Carson Dellosa has offered some solid readers to help build a love of reading in young children. Check out your local school supply store or browse Amazon to see what you can find! I think they offer a good variety, enough to attract a variety of children with varied interests. Thanks, Carson Dellosa for making these available!

Carrie very much enjoys reading with her kids. She reads and blogs about children’s books periodically at Reading to Know and always at Reading My Library