Teacher and Parent Comments

Discover what teachers and parents are saying about KEEP BOOKS.

What teachers say about KEEP BOOKS...
  • The children were very excited about receiving books and thrilled that they could read them! These are very well put together. The repetition and large print make it great for kindergarten. Many of our kids are reading and excited.

  • The KEEP BOOKS program is excellent. The books have excellent ways to introduce beginning readers to concepts of print. They enjoy having books that they can read and keep as their own. Many parents have commented favorably on the joy their child feels by being able to read their own book. This enables them to know and feel they can read.

  • I love this! For years I’ve been making my own books and it takes a lot of time and effort. You’ve found a way to give us good books that children love!

  • KEEP BOOKS I feel were designed not only for a group of children but for all children and that’s what really counts. They give every child a chance to be a good reader.

  • I feel that KEEP BOOKS really helped my students become confident readers and writers. Even the struggling boys and girls could feel successful with these books.

  • Anytime you can get reading material home and into the hands of the youngsters, it is so beneficial to supplement your in-class reading. The selections are great because they are appropriate text for the emergent reader, use repetition, and provide pictures.

  • KEEP BOOKS are a great way for children to acquire their own familiar reading library. This is especially helpful for students with limited access to books.

  • I liked the way I could use KEEP BOOKS to build sight vocabulary and review things we had learned while introducing new ideas. I felt the program was very successful.

  • KEEP BOOKS added real motivation to some of my disinterested students and ignited a new enthusiasm for reading and talking about books and stories.

  • My students love reading the books and being able to take them home to keep. It really got them interested in reading, especially those who were having great difficulty.

What parents say about KEEP BOOKS...

  • My child enjoyed having the books at home very much. She always reads at night before bed and having the books meant she had some nice stories that weren't too difficult or too long to quiet her down for the night. She read them to her teddy bear and her baby dolls.

  • These books were a great help in allowing my child to practice and keep fresh her reading skills throughout the summer.

  • We love KEEP BOOKS. Whitney is so excited about reading. These books are a great morale booster for her. They give her confidence in her reading abilities and therefore encourage her to read more and more. I hope KEEP BOOKS are a permanent part of Seaman Elementary.

  • Since I work second shift, my husband has the opportunity to read KEEP BOOKS with Aaron. It brought them closer together, and I appreciate that. Thank you and please keep sending the books home. This is a great idea!

  • My son was always so excited about reading his books to us and would talk and talk about the new book at school that he would be bringing home soon. He continues to get his books out regularly to read. KEEP BOOKS is a great program!

  • These are nice simple reading books with topics children enjoy. Many families can't afford the price of books or don't have the time to take their children to a library. Even though my son has read them all, he still picks them up time and time again to reread them.

  • I think KEEP BOOKS are great. Nick reads them to his little brother. Not only can they read them, they get to color them as well, so they can call them their own. They are great!

  • Lisa enjoyed coloring and reading the KEEP BOOKS to us. They were easy and short for her, and had a lot of the same words she could recognize. She used the pictures to remind her of the words sometimes.

  • I have really enjoyed these little books and the excitement in my little girl's eyes as she has learned to read them. It's a wonderful program. I hope it continues for the future readers to come.

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