A phonics-based wipe-clean workbook for children who are just starting to learn to read, from the creators of the bestselling Bob Books® - Advancing Beginners phonics box set. Complete with a wipe-clean pen! Young readers can practice their early phonics skills again and again in this playful wipe-clean workbook. The 32 pages of writing and drawing activities can be done alongside the Bob Books - Advancing Beginners phonics box set, or by any child who is building their skills in sounding out (decoding) words. Perfect for learning at home or on-the-go! 32 pages of activities ―2 pages for each of the 12 books in the Bob Books - Advancing Beginners box set, plus bonus activities! - For ages 4 to 6 ; Pre-K to First Grade - Writing activities are based on three-letter words with short vowels in simple sentences, building kids' confidence before they move onto consonant blends. - Open-ended drawing activities can be completed differently each time, encouraging creativity and keeping learning fun! - Full-color, friendly illustrations feature characters that children love to learn to draw on their own - Wipe-clean marker included - High gloss wipe-clean pages are bound in a lay-flat spiral for ease of use - Builds fine motor skills - Ability to easily erase and try again helps build confidence! Created by a teacher, Bob Books has been helping children learn to read through simple phonics, playful text and illustrations, and an emphasis on building young readers’ confidence, success, and love of reading for more than forty years! Praise for Bob Books: “Bob Books use foolproof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they’re fun!” -- Emily Oster, Author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "Forget Dick and Jane. Your beginning reader needs Bob Books to succeed." -- cpamomva.blogspot.com "They are a wonderful addition to a home library, school library, or a homeschool library. I love the smiles on my daughters' faces when they have succeeded in reading a book -- that's priceless!" -- ourgaggleofgirls.com "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune Lynn Maslen Kertell is the current manager of Bob Books®and the author of the Bob Books learn-to-read sets More Beginning Readers , Sight Words: Kindergarten , Sight Words: First Grade , Rhyming Words , First Stories , and Animal Stories ; and the Bob Books Stories series. You can visit her online and learn more about Bob Books at bobbooks.com.