Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear: Finally, a phonics primer that's not un-bear-able! Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear is a collection of zany cartoons carefully designed to teach all five long vowel sounds. Perfect for beginners and for older or reluctant readers who just need a refresher in foundational phonics rules.
"New readers. . .will hardly be aware that they are supposed to be learning basic phonics because they will be giggling." --Kirkus Reviews
"Besides being the author of some very funny middle grade novels, Kevin Bolger is an elementary reading specialist. His sense of humor and work as an educator make him the perfect person to write engaging books for emerging readers. . . . (He) manages to teach and entertain at the same time" --books4yourkids. com
"(Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear) is a vivid, colorful array of silly comics that each emphasize one of the long vowel sounds. Early readers will delight in the madcap nonsense while getting excellent practice with their long vowels. At the end of the book, there is a page that recaps the rules of long vowel sounds. All of it lines up with Common Core, and is an excellent resource for parents and teachers alike."--Yabookscentral.com (5-star review)
"I like the silly stories and the silly pictures. . . There are lots of words in this book I can read by myself and lots of the words rhyme with each other"--Liesel, age 4, in the San Francisco Book Review's "Top 20 Back to School Reads"
"Besides being the author of some very funny middle grade novels, Kevin Bolger is an elementary reading specialist. His sense of humor and work as an educator make him the perfect person to write engaging books for emerging readers. . . . (He) manages to teach and entertain at the same time" --books4yourkids. com
"(Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear) is a vivid, colorful array of silly comics that each emphasize one of the long vowel sounds. Early readers will delight in the madcap nonsense while getting excellent practice with their long vowels. At the end of the book, there is a page that recaps the rules of long vowel sounds. All of it lines up with Common Core, and is an excellent resource for parents and teachers alike."--Yabookscentral.com (5-star review)
"I like the silly stories and the silly pictures. . . There are lots of words in this book I can read by myself and lots of the words rhyme with each other"--Liesel, age 4, in the San Francisco Book Review's "Top 20 Back to School Reads"