Ben builds a paper airplane, starting a series of unexpected events in this action story that remind children of things they’ve experienced. The expressive faces of the farm animals on every page add good context clues that assist children in understanding the story. Similar phonic sounds support the early reader’s word recognition to build their reading skills.

A family-fun early reader from Sommer’s irresistible motivational phonics program is always welcomed by children and parents. This cheerful book incorporates a fun-filled family outing complete with a picnic, swimming, and playing water tag with simple words and short sentences that promote literacy success.

Children are fascinated with large vehicles, and in this charming sibling story, Jill and Rick stop with their father to watch a big rig digging and get a big surprise. Big Jim offers to let them sit up high in the cab with him. Bold colors and nice detail illustrate this early reader adventure story. It’s a good choice for repetitive phonic sounds that enrich a child’s vocabulary and inspire a love of reading.

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.