Decodable Books

Decodable books support independent reading and are the first step on the path to children reading any book they choose. These books focus on letter-sound relationships such as:

  • closed syllables or consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words (e.g. cat, sun)

  • consonant blends, digraphs (stop, chin)

  • long vowels with silent-e (e.g. make, nice)

  • vowel teams (e.g. boat, tie, bee)

  • r-controlled vowels (e.g. car, sister, fork)

  • consonant-le (e.g. table, sprinkle)

With decodable books children use their phonics knowledge to read instead of guessing, relying on pictures or skipping words. As kids learn more of the alphabetic code, more books will become decodable and they'll move on to more and more complex letter-sound patterns.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

Ben and his friend Jen have an adventure with hens on a farm. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'en' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A frog requires the help of a dog to find a favorite log in a dense fog. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'og' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

"Bob is a bit of a slob. His friend Rob comes to the rescue to scrub away a stubborn blob from Bob's shirt. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'ob' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations."--Provided by publisher.

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Alinas, Marv, author.
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Alinas, Marv, author.

"A child dresses himself for cold weather before he sets out for the park"--Google Books.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

Tab the Crab goes on an adventure when he sneaks into a cab and must get back to the beach.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A bear cub rubs too much dirt on himself and requires a bath. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'ub' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A child has fun running and eating a cinnamon bun in the warm sun. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'un' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

Kip and his friend Pip have adventures on a ship. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "ip" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

Join Kit as she goes through the steps of making a banana split. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'it' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

"A child plays, in various ways, with a bin made from tin. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'in' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator"--Amazon.com

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Alinas, Marv, author.

Nan and her friend Jan hatch a plan to cook a meal under the supervision of Nan's father. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "an" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A child attempts to find the owner of a lost nut. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "ut" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A child teaches readers how to clean with a mop. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "op" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A child is sad that his father has to leave for the day, and must learn to occupy his time while he waits. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "ad" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Alinas, Marv, author.

A child plays with various toys and pets. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the "et" sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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Amoroso, Cynthia, author.

Simple text about all sorts of activities and repetition of the letter 'O' help readers learn how to use the 'short O' sound.

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Amoroso, Cynthia, author.

Simple text about a toy boat and repetition of the letter 'o' help readers learn how to use the 'long o' sound.

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Ballard, Peg, author.

Simple text about all sorts of activities and repetition of the letter 'i' help readers learn how to use the 'short i' sound.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of diphthongs and r-controlled vowels and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty examples of long vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"The swine put twine on my spine. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"He can teach the speech at the beach. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"The plum on the drum is glum. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Cleary, Brian P., 1959- author.

"The thing on the wing can sing. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Coxe, Molly, author, illustrator.

One snowy day, bear cubs Russ and Gus are bored with staying inside until they use their imaginations to make a sled from a wash tub.

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Coxe, Molly, author, illustrator.

Beetle does not want to share the last three leaves on the tree with Weevil and Flea, but feels bad when he sits down to eat them alone.

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Coxe, Molly, author, illustrator.

"Frog helps the other animals in the hopping contest until he needs some help himself in this easy-to-read story featuring the short 'o' sound"-- Provided by publisher.

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Coxe, Molly, author, illustrator.

"Hen and her eggs keep getting wet but luckily she has a friend who helps her with the rain in this short 'e' sound easy-to-read book"-- Provided by publisher.

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Flanagan, Alice K., author.

Simple text about all sorts of activities and repetition of the letter 'A' help readers learn how to use the 'long A' sound.

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Maslen, Bobby Lynn, author.

A bound set of twelve readers which teach children letter sounds. Stories and pictures to make learning alphabet sounds enjoyable.

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Maslen, Bobby Lynn, author.

Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills, gently building toward more complex stories. Use of word families makes longer stories more manageable for early readers.

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Noyed, Robert B., author. 1962-

Simple text about all sorts of activities and repetition of the letter 'U' help readers learn how to use the 'long U' sound.

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Noyed, Robert B., author. 1962-
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Rae, Elspeth, 1973- author.

"Meg and Greg are hanging out for the summer doing what ten-year-olds do--helping an injured duckling, finding a lost pet fish, saving ranch animals from a wildfire and catching a wandering sloth! Jump inside to join Meg and Greg on their adventures" -- Page 4 of cover.

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Rae, Elspeth, 1973- author.

"This partially illustrated workbook, meant to be read by an advanced reader with a beginner reader or struggling reader, combines stories and exercises that focus on phonics."-- Provided by publisher.

Rae, Elspeth, 1973- author.

"Meg and Greg are off on a series of summer adventures around their neighborhood, along with some four-legged companions. The two friends pull off a bake sale despite back-to-back disasters in the preparations, save the day for Greg's mom when her ballet studio floods, rescue the neighbor's dog after he slips down a slope into a cove, and discover a lost cat with newborn kittens sheltering in a dangerous spot in the garden."-- Amazon.

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Ryan, Anne Marie.

Princess Bess declares that the man with the best gift will marry her. But what is the best kind of gift?

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Ryan, Anne Marie.

Princess Bess sets a test!

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Ryan, Anne Marie.

Nick the duck is off to find a friend.

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Wallace, Karen.

Bad Rat hides Pig's bun. Can Fat Cat help?

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Wallace, Karen.

Bad Rat takes Pig's bun and hides it.

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