First Little Readers Parent Pack Reviews Summary

Book Quality and Design

Pros:

• "The pictures are colorful and amusing and my son likes having a lot of books to choose from."
• "The illustrations are colorful and the stories are simple and interesting."
• "These books are well made, have colored pictures and great for a 5-6 year old."
• "The books are child friendly because of the size and materials."
• "The covers are glossy, thick paper and the pages inside are full colour."
• "These little books (and they are little: see pics for scale next to my adult hand on my fullsize keyboard) are a wonderful learning resource."
• "The books are ~5.5 inches in length and width and really the perfect size for little hands."

Cons:

• "There is little, if any plot."
• "These books are not interesting at all. I was looking for books that my C level readers would practice reading on their own. These were not the books."
• "I teach older elementary students who sometimes have reading difficulties and delays. While my students take were able to read these books in reading centers, they hated them because they were very 'baby-ish'."
• "The bindings were a little flimsy and I noticed some of the stitching was unraveling already right out of the box."
• "Books are poorly put together for small readers. Small children will have to be monitored/supervised to keep them from pulling on the string and unraveling the books."
• "The only complaint is these are really thin. The paper and the covers are not very sturdy so these aren't for kids that won't be careful."
• "I love scholastic products but, this one is lacking. It's so cheaply made."

Reading and Learning Experience

Pros:

• "The repetition in these books and simple pictures allow for some memory and guess work when things get too hard. His confidence has skyrocketed."
• "Perfect for learning to read. It also builds up their confidence and you will see they want to read more."
• "The words in the book are at a perfect level for a beginner reader and the fun stories keep their attention."
• "These series of books have helped my children to pick up on reading so much!"
• "These books are fabulous for fast track learning."
• "These are perfect little readers for students just learning sight words and some decoding."
• "These books have helped him learn to read so quickly! Highly recommended!"

Cons:

• "I just wish the book had more pages in them."
• "It's not really challenging for my little one, she read them all in one day and needed help with about 10 words in total."
• "These books are short and cute but I’ve come across more than one with typos it just takes me out of it and really takes away from the scholastic name."
• "This is more suited to 1st grade reading level. Bought it for my Kindergartner who can read 1 and 2 syllable words with ease and some 3 syllable words but these books have quite a few words that are way out of his league."
• "They are SUPER short though so I am not sure about the price for what they are."
• "I should have looked at this better but this was a joke I thought these were books these are nothing but little paperback sentences they call books."
• "I don't think most of them are level C. I would say they are level B."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "They were the perfect fit for a ziplog sandwich bag and allowed enough room for the other items."
• "The whole series of these readers are worth the price."
• "I feel that they are a good value for the price."
• "They come is a little box with a handle. Excellent price. Definitely recommend."
• "They are much better made than I had expected for such a low cost, especially for 25 books!"
• "And for the price you cannot beat 25 books!"
• "Great value for the books."

Cons:

• "The only problem is that the box had two copies of the same story."
• "Beware of the price. These are really only worth about fifty cents per book."
• "Good little books but is missing 1, my just arrive with 24 books not 25 like says."
• "They are small flimsy books but serve the purpose of practicing reading at a C level without 'memorizing' one book."
• "The price seems a little high for what you actually get."
• "I keep receiving duplicates and packs with missing books. It is extremely disappointing because I have to send them back to be replaced."
• "I don't feel they are all at the level C guided reading level as marked."