Usborne Very First Reading Library 50 Books Set

If you’re just beginning to take the reading journey with your child, My First Reading Library is a great first step. It’s a great collection from Usborne, trusted publishers of children’s books. There are fifty books included in this substantial box set, covering the first three stages of reading development. They will take you from the phonics they’re learning in schools, through short stories they can read by themselves, right up to longer stories that will help build confidence in their new skills. The box also comes with a QR code, which links to a parents’ guide online.

This collection is part of the Usborne Reading Programme, which can be used in concert with your child’s school curriculum or as a foundation for homeschooling.

The complete programme encompasses three series with 9 levels in total, making it the perfect start to your child’s reading journey.:

Very First Reading (one level),

First Reading (four levels) and

Young Reading (four levels).

What comes next?

This box set is just the first step in your child’s reading journey. Once they’ve completed My First Reading Library, they’re ready to move onto Usborne’s My Reading Library. It’s the perfect follow-up because it picks up the Usborne Reading Programme from right where the first box set leaves off. My Reading Library features 14 books from Usborne First Reading Level Three, 16 books from Usborne First Reading Level Four, and 20 books from Usborne Young Reading Series One.

For more advanced readers, there’s The Usborne Reading Collection. This features books from Usborne Young Reading Series One and Two. With Usborne, your child can move from a beginner reader to an enthusiastic and fluent book lover.

From the publisher

The first 22 usborne books are taken from Usborne Very First Reading. With these your child takes the first steps in reading with your help; following the phonics methods used in school.

1. Pirate Pat

2. Double Trouble

3. The Dressing-Up Box

4. Captain Mac

5. A Bus For Miss Moss

6. The Perfect Pet

7. Dog Diary

8. Bad Jack Fox

9. Grizzle Bear Rock

10. The Magic Ring

11. The Queen Makes A Scene

12. A Fright In The Night

13. Stop That Cow!

14. The Deep Dark Woods

15. Moon Zoom

16. Run, Rabbit, Run!

17. Late Night At The Zoo

18. Wild School

19. The Circus Under The Sea

20. The Monster Diner

21. Knight Fight

22. Mr Mystery

The next 12 books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level One. These delightful and very short stories are for children to try reading themselves.

23. The Greedy Dog

24. The Rabbit's Tale

25. Anansi And The Bag Of Wisdom

26. How The Whale Got His Throat

27. How The Elephant Got His Trunk

28. Under The Ground

29. On The Moon

30. Why The Kangaroo Jumps

31. The Sun and The Wind

32. King Midas and The Gold

33. How The Crab Got His Claws

34. Anansi And The Tug Of War

16 further books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level Two. These slightly longer stories will build stamina and reading confidence.

35. Doctor Foster Went To Gloucester

36. The Baobab Tree

37. How Bear Lost His Tail

38. Little Miss Muffet

39. How Zebra Got Their Stripes

40. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

41. The Daydreamer

42. The Chilly Little Penguin

43. The Tortoise and The Eagle

44. King Donkey Ears

45. Clever Rabbit and The Wolves

46. Stone Soup

47. How Elephants Lose Their Wings

48. The Little Giraffe

49. The Dragon and The Phoenix

50. Clever Rabbit and The Lion

How to help your child with reading:

Try to find a little time every day to sit down with your child and read together.

In the early stages, “little and often” is what’s most effective.

Give plenty of encouragement and praise.