Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics！ Who knew reading could be so groovy？

This set of 12 simple and fun Pete the Cat storybooks is an excellent choice to share with your beginning reader。 It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children ages 3 to 6。 Enter into the world of reading with My First I Can Read！ 

Reviewed by a phonics expert， these 12 short full-color books feature repeated examples of short and long vowel sounds and common sight words。 Each of the simple stories in this box set is designed to teach kids how to master reading while rocking out with Pete the Cat。

Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make。 A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell。 According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development， a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and “decode” unfamiliar ones。