
“These are the first books my students actually ask to read again.”
Is this book right for your classroom?
✅ Best for
This book shines when…
- Classrooms following a structured literacy or phonics program
- Students in Kindergarten through Year 2
- Small-group guided reading sessions
- Homeschool families using an evidence-based approach
- Intervention and catch-up reading support
✖ Not ideal if…
You might want something else if…
- Your students have moved well beyond the CVC stage
- You're looking for levelled readers without a phonics sequence
- Your school uses a whole-language-only approach
Why teachers keep coming back
Aligned to the science of reading
Aligned to the science of reading: Built on phonics and phonemic awareness research — not guesswork.
Incremental and scaffolded
Incremental and scaffolded: Each book targets one phonics pattern so students experience real success.
Engaging stories kids actually want to re-read
Engaging stories kids actually want to re-read: Charming characters and real narrative arcs keep students invested.
Classroom-ready from the box
Classroom-ready from the box: No laminating, no prep — just open and teach.
Works alongside any evidence-based program
Works alongside any evidence-based program: 100% UFLI compatible, adaptable to other structured literacy sequences.
Built by a teacher
Built by a teacher: Designed by someone who has sat on the mat and knows what students need.
How to use these books in your classroom
Teach the phonics pattern
Introduce or review the target sound using your curriculum sequence — activities, word cards, or phoneme manipulation drills.
Read the decodable book together
Students apply the pattern they've just practised in a real story — building fluency and confidence with every page.
Reinforce and celebrate
Re-read for fluency, use comprehension prompts, and let students take the book home — because confident readers become lifelong readers.
Your questions, answered
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Evidence-based
Grounded in the science of reading and structured literacy
Made by a teacher
Designed by an educator who has taught from the mat up