Mouse Makes Words: A Phonics Reader (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)

I purchased these books for my 5-year-old daughter who is beginning to read on her own and these Step Into Reading books are excellent as they have a high-interest factor that motivates her to read. The stories are also wonderfully illustrated in full color. The story here is about a cute little mouse that finds letters and makes words out of them. It is a fun reading experience as children get to sound out the letters and then see how the letters can be manipulated to make words.These Step 1 series are recommended for preschool-K - the stories are in large type and the vocabulary is easy. The stories are also in a rhyming format which makes them easy and fun to read. The full color pictures also provide contextual clues as to the word being used in the text. These early readers have raised my daughter's confidence level in reading, and she is doing so well that I'm purchasing the Step Two books (Preschool-Grade 1). I use these books in conjunction with sight words to reinforce her recognition of common vocabulary.

This is a super cute rhyming story about a mouse that makes 3 letter words. The story is sure to capture the imagination of any little one. Both my 6 year old and my 3 year old love this book. I purchased it a couple years ago when my daughter was 4. At the time of purchase, she was already familiar with the alphabet and all the letter sounds. With the aid of this book she was quickly able to grasp the concept of phonetic reading. Today, she still enjoys this story and loves reading it to her little brother. I highly recommend the Step Into Reading, Step 1, phonetic readers for and little one who is new to the world of reading. This particular story is cute and engaging and is very nicely illustrated.

Another good book for beginning readers. I find the Step into Reading books more appropriate for young readers than the I Can Read series, which tend to be a bit difficult. Mouse Makes Words has a number of words that young readers can sound out and the pictures are gorgeous and able to capture a child's interest.

My 4yo loves that she can help me read this book. I read the 'little letters' and she reads the big ones that mouse has. We also have " Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons " and I think this is a great companion for sounding out words. I bought both these books because she is very interested in reading and is always asking what things say. At the end of the book even though mouse is tired he encourages you to continue finding words that rhyme which is a game my daughter loves.

It's a cute book in theory, but they have pictures of the words (i.e. here's a WIG (shows a wig), take away the W, add a P, now you have PIG (shows a picture of a pig). So, he's not learning to read as much as identfy the words with the pictures. It's not my favorite learn to read book, but my 3-yr old lieks it so we kept it.

I chose this book for my 4 year old daughter. She was quick to learn word recognition and rhyming. The words are fun and short. She learned to say the word, spell the word and say it again. Two weeks she can read the book cover to cover!

It took my 4-year old to learn same sound words after a week of reading this book. He was able to form more words with the help of the words given in the book. Amazing book!

This present was chosen by a family member whose child is having trouble with reading. She chose these three books because she thought the young girl will enjoy them. It seems the child was pleased,

Very Good book to introduce reading to kids.

Not such a great book. It is rather confusing to a child learning to read!

The books showed us a new way to play with words with our 3 years old kid :)