Usborne My First Phonics Reading Library 20 Books Collection Set - Paperback Phonics Readers - Ages 3-5 - Illustrated by David Semple & Fred Blunt

Titles in This Set Cow Takes a Bow and Other Tales Snail Brings the Mail Bee Makes Tea Underpants for Ants Croc Gets a Shock Crow in the Snow Spider in a Glider Seal at the Wheel Ape's Great Escape Chimp with a Limp Hyena Ballerina Giraffe in the Bath Goat in a Boat Bug in a Rug Kangaroo at the Zoo Mole in a Hole Lizard in a Blizzard Flamingo Plays Bingo Raccoon on the Moon Llamas in Pyjamas Details Condition: New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781474974394 Publisher: Usborne Age Range: 3-5 years Overview The Usborne My First Phonics Reading Library brings together 20 short, rhyming phonics readers for a joyful, confidence-building start to reading. Each brightly illustrated paperback uses simple sounds, repetition and predictable text, making this an ideal first reading library for home, nursery or classroom use, and a firm favourite with parents and teachers. About the Books Every story in this 20-book paperback set follows the same winning formula: a short, funny tale told in rhyming, phonically-decodable text, paired with warm, characterful illustrations. Children meet memorable animal characters getting into scrapes — from a circus-going cow and a mail-delivering snail, to a knitting mouse helping some chilly ants, and a lizard whose home-made snow machine won't stop. Titles such as Underpants for Ants, Spider in a Glider and Hyena Ballerina use simple vocabulary and strong rhyme patterns to help children link letter sounds to words on the page. Fourteen stories are illustrated by David Semple and six by Fred Blunt, giving the set a lively, varied visual style. Each book includes notes for parents and teachers, supporting shared reading at home and structured phonics teaching at nursery. Usborne developed the series with literacy experts, so stories progress gradually from single-sound recognition towards simple blends and sight words. Compact and lightweight, the paperbacks are easy for small hands to hold and perfect for a school bag, making this collection ideal f