DD actually liked the Henry and Mudge books. Not the first level very much, but level 2.
And the BOB books are a little light in story, they are great for where she is in terms of reading on her own. And there are different levels there.
The Step Into Reading seem to work as they have Disney princess stories and now these Barbie fairy and princess stories. But after a couple of times, she does get bored with the story.
Tangent on the music lessons: This is the Russian method and they wanted 2 lessons per week, if you do the private. After a year of piano, she can start violin. We decided against that and doing group piano with a pretty good pianst at Lucy Moses School. If after a few months, he thinks she is ready, we will move to the private. When they suggested it in January, she wasn't even 3.5, goes to Montessori 9-3:30 M-F, has ballet and gymnastics. We thought it was too much (and she would never give up her ballet and gymnastics). But she keeps asking.
Ren
