Sometime last month when we were at Borders, I saw some Ladybird books on display and decided to get one for Ashley. Ladybird books come in a, b and c series. Series A is from 1a to 12a, Series B is from 1b to 12b and Series C is 1c to 12c. I couldn’t find any A series so I bought Ashley a 1b book.
This is one of the pages in the 1b book and after reading to her for a few days, she knows how to read the book by herself 🙂
I wanted to get her the next book which is 2b but couldn’t find it. So, I bought the next one which is 3b above.
This is how every page looks like. Holy Cow! What a big difference from 1b. The lil’ missy is pretty impatient when it comes to reading so I don’t know when she’ll be able to finish this book by herself. I’ll be one happy camper when she does 😀
start with the 1 series first. 1a, 1b, 1c. I’ve stopped in the meantime coz the little fart got very impatient.
I find Ladybird series bit lengthy sometimes as there will be repeating words.. well, its good so the child can practise but sometimes, it get bored… :p
It is still long way for me to hit this… hehe…
I really hope my kid will have the motovation to learn how to read. so far he has all the motivation to drive me up the wall… :p
hehehe happy camper? so both n her can camp at Borders and read books?
haha.. reminds me of my days too.. i also bought a number of those ladybird books for my eldest son.. i wonder where they have gone to… in the storeroom or sold off…
btw, they are very useful books…step by step, they learn a new word… last time i bought for 7.90 or so.. now must have increased a lot, yeah?
been ages since i heard the word “ladybird”. was famous when we were all younger hor? these days so many choices out there. have not started on such serious stuff for my son. now really simple abc & 123 only.
I think the book is really nice and simple, how nice it you could get hold of the 2b books coz the 3b seems like too many wordings for early readers hor … good buy!!!
Borders is having a 20% promotion for Ladybird books now and with the Ladybird card, you earn a stamp for every RM20 spent, which you can use to redeem a book (5 stamps) and cushion (10 stamps). You shld go and buy more now! I’m going too again to complete my Peter n Jane series. My hubby commented whether I was buying the books for myself or for the kids…haha!
thanks for the info…i’ll go check it out 😀
Same set of books my daughter have….now have been torn to pieces by my litte naughthy 17 mths boy toddler!
this sound good, should get for my boys. Now i also let them read, after few times reading, they can recognise some of the words. But they still cannot read with too many words, impatient.
Peter and Jane series come a looooong way. You look at the picture you know. Like very ‘lo tao’ hor… but it has been commended for being one of the best reading series for starter readers. Speaking of which, I should be getting a set too. I wonder if the sale will still be on when I go back to KL next wk.
very good books yah. peter n jane, eh superman series also peter & jane kan? errr… eh sorry, peter & jane is from spiderman… haha! side tracked a bit… wakakakkakak! 🙂
im reading these books to my boy too. I have series 1a and 2a, but cant find 3a till now. I also have Series 1b to 4b. 5b onwards is a bit hard for them. I didnt buy. My boy can read 1a, 2a, 1b and 2b only. Others I have to read to him. I feel bored to read, but kids won’t. 🙂
Wah..Ashley is reading already?? That’s a good buy. 🙂
Good trty! I also got hand me down ladybird books from my sister. i dig out 1 for Yan Yan to read.. Haih, she just does not show her interest to read at all.. She has tear some of the page out 🙁
Peter n Jane… u know how many babies read that n grow big n working ody? those books are like.. dinosaur age! but still, ppl are using it. i find the 1 series interesting.. afterdat.. bored bored bored.. the picture lah, not interesting at all.. i prefer Sam n Anna!
That’s quite a big difference..but I doubt Ashley will have any difficulties after a while.
Love the Ladybird books! Though my son still throws them around and messes up the pages!
Betcha Ashley will be reading novels in no time!
I have always loved the Peter & Jane series. Bought some last year for Irfan and I should start getting him to read them soon. Thanks for the reminder! Heh! 🙂
great to know that ashley enjoys her lady bird books!! i remembered 2 years back, i went to the penguin warehouse sales, and they sell those lady bird books. its cheap! i think ranging from rm2-rm7 depending on the series!
Ashley is a fast learner eh? I have the complete set… used to be mine! Alycia could read up to 2B and then, haih…. I didn’t have the time to coach her anymore 🙁
wow ashley’s so advanced! somehow i dun like this series…but i guess it’s the best in helping them learn to read hor…i hv only one of them..hehehe
My mom bought all the series for my sister last time as my sis’s kindy uses the books to teach them read. The price of the ladybird books was quite cheap (if not mistaken less than 8 bucks) then but now… the price seems hiked up a lot… pretty expensive for such thin books. 😛
hi.. where can i but this Ladybird series in Kuala Lumpur? or any online shops? thanks