I liked the Bob Books too. Another set that both my girls used when they were learning phonetic reading is Now I'm Reading! for Beginning Readers written by Nora Gaydos. I used these books in conjunction with a set of Dick and Jane books that someone gave us to teach my youngest to read. The combination of phonetics and whole reading (Dick & Jane) was a nice balance for my dd. I was surprised because I did not have high expectations for the Dick & Jane books, but my dd insisted upon reading them.
