In this lifelike shopping story, the rich colors and detailed illustrations depict Tim and Kim’s shopping trip to find Kim a new hat. This charming book introduces words with phonic similarities and sentences that use sound repetition, creatively forming a comfortable reading experience for the early reader.

When a cat with muddy paws makes a mess in this cute beginning reader, Dan rushes to help. The multi-colored illustrations help children to use context clues to follow the story while learning to pronounce beginning and ending phonic sounds.

A family fishing expedition leads Bob and Dot to a group of large rocks where they stand to fish. Rambunctious Bob takes a big hop on a rock and falls, but fortunately he isn’t hurt. Easy-to-sound-out one-syllable words for early readers to explore tell the story on these cheerful pages and encourage reading growth.

Friends enjoy an exciting game of baseball and Jan proves she can hit a ball well. The simple words with similar sounds help children recognize beginning and ending sounds. Rich colors illuminate the outdoor scenes and encourage new readers to use the picture and context clues to read the story.