Help the children in your life learn to read - and love it as much as you do! - with this special collection of early readers. The boxed set of fifty paperbacks includes twenty-two books for grown-ups (or older siblings) and children to read together, twelve books of very short stories for kids to practice reading by themselves, and sixteen additional titles designed to build reading confidence and stamina. Some of the stories are takes on familiar classics - The Fox and the Crow, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe - while others are original to the collection. All combine simple text, colorful illustrations, and fun stories to create a reading experience sure to excite your little "bookworm in training!" For ages 4 and up.