Bug Books, controlled decodable books

Bug Books, controlled decodable books

These brightly illustrated, contemporary, controlled, decodable books engage even the youngest reader. For use with direct, explicit instruction. Designed with Orton Gillingham practitioners in mind, but perfect for classroom or home reading. These books are approximately 25 pages, with large text on one page and a corresponding, colored illustration on the other. They consist of CVC short vowel words, no blends or digraphs. Also included are a few irregular words, such as the, listed at the back of the book. 

 

  • For short a books, click here
  • For short i books with short a, click here!
  • For short o books with short  a and i, click here!
  • For short u books with short  a, i, and o, click here
  • For short e books with short  a,  io, and u, click here

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Read more about these books here! https://laughingogrepress.com/blogs/thoughts-from-my-notebook/decodable-readers

Lex Bianchi does all the cute illustrations. You can find more of Lex's work here

 

Digital Book Bundles are Now Available!

Please note: digital books are not meant to be printed or reproduced






Nat short a book 7
$6.99

Nat short a book 7

Laughing Ogre Press

The last book in this series involves several of the characters we have met in past books. Nat owns a hat shop. She has just posted an ad on an app...

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Cal short a book 1
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Cal short a book 1

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  Cal is an animal lover!  This is book one in a set of 7 short <a> books. This is the simplest text. Perfect for the first decodable reader....

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Cam short a book 2
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Cam short a book 2

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Cam is a farmer! In book 2 of the set of 7, we find Cam dealing with his naughty pig, Ham. Ham is big and round and sure to bring a smile to your s...

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Sal short a book 4
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Sal short a book 4

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Sal is book 4 of 7 books. In this book, we will also meet Tam.  Sal owns a cab, or maybe he drives for Lift or Uber. He offers a much-needed servic...

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Miss Kim short i book 6
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Miss Kim short i book 6

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Miss Kim is Kip's school teacher. She has a big personality and is an exceptionally talented teacher. One of her many talents is rapping. You and y...

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Sid short i book 7
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Sid short i book 7

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Sid is an aspiring fashion designer. This year's trend is bib overalls. Sid designs clothes for Lil. She wears all Sid's clothes at her gigs. But s...

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Dom short o book 7
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Dom short o book 7

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Dom is a mob boss, and he is an unlikeable fellow.  Nat's Hats was just robbed. Was Dom behind this job?  Bob and Oz are on the lookout for the thi...

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Bob and Oz short o book 6
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Bob and Oz short o book 6

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Bob is a police officer; his dog, Oz, is a cop dog! Sometimes there isn't much to do for a cop dog, so Bob and Oz while away the time playing until...

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Tod short o book 5
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Tod short o book 5

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Tod, the bodybuilder, spends a lot of time at his gym. Tod logs the workout on his activity tracker! He owns a gym; he also owns a slick hot rod. U...

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Roz short o book 4
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Roz short o book 4

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Roz drives a compost truck. It is a hot, stinky job, but composting is also important! Her route takes her past Biff, the chef's house. What does B...

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Rob short o book 3
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Rob short o book 3

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Rob is the star player on the Blue Sox. Miss Kim is a big Sox fan. The team has tied up the game. Rob is up! Will Rob make it out of the hot box? T...

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Dot short o book 1
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Dot short o book 1

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Dot is a tot!  Dot and the cat, Ross, don't get along too well. When things go wrong, whose side will her mother, Val, be on?  This book contains ...

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