Bug Books, controlled decodable books

Bug Books, controlled decodable books

These brightly illustrated, contemporary, controlled, decodable books engage even the youngest reader. They are for use with direct, explicit instruction, designed with Orton Gillingham practitioners in mind, but perfect for classroom or home reading. These books contain approximately 25 pages, with large text on one page and a corresponding, colored illustration on the other. They consist of short CVC vowel words with no blends or digraphs. Irregular words, such as the, are listed at the back of the book. My order of vowel introduction is short a, i, o, u, e. I have free teacher guides with more information on each 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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 Free Teacher Guides are now available for all BugBooks! 

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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Tam short a book 5
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Tam short a book 5

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Book 5 of 7 in this series. Tam is an intelligent businesswoman. She is always on the go! We met her earlier in book 4, Sal. In this book, we see t...

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Val short a book 3
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Val short a book 3

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Val is a scientist! Book 3 of 7 in the series, Val is hard at work in her lab. Donned in a white lab coat and safety glasses she is poised to creat...

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Sam short a book 6
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Sam short a book 6

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Book 6 of 7 taps into trendy cultures. Sam has a job as a tattoo artist. He is very creative! Sam receives a text from his friend Nat. Nat would li...

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Short a Bug Book set
$45.00

Short a Bug Book set

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The bundle includes all seven short a Bug Books. Also available as a download!  Books may be purchased individually too!  Cal Cam Val Sal Tam Sam ...

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Short a Bug Books Bundle Digital Download
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$48.00
$45.00

Short a Bug Books Bundle Digital Download

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   These books now come in the fun flip book format!  The bundle includes all seven short a Bug Books. This is a one-time download.  Don't forget t...

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Jill short i book 5
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Jill short i book 5

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Jill is the local doctor. She never knows who she will be treating. Today it is Cam; it appears his naughty pig, Ham, has been up to no good.  This...

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Biff short i book 1
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Biff short i book 1

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Biff is book 1 of the short <i> books. As we can see, Biff, the chef, is a caterpillar. His partner Tam is a ladybug. Like all the families i...

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Short i Bug Books Bundle Digital Download
$45.00

Short i Bug Books Bundle Digital Download

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 These books now come in the fun flipbook format!  This bundle contains all seven short i Bug Books. Don't forget the Teacher's Guide!  Please note...

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$45.00
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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Short o Bug Books set
$45.00

Short o Bug Books set

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This bundle includes all seven short o books. Now available as a download!  These books may also be purchased individually!  Dot Jon Rob Roz Tod Bo...

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Short o Bug Books Bundle Digital  Download
$45.00

Short o Bug Books Bundle Digital Download

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 These books now come in the fun flipbook format!  This bundle includes all seven short o books. This is a one-time-only download, not intende...

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Us short u book 1
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Us short u book 1

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Roz, Miss Kim, and Tam are back! These gals have a day off! After meeting at the pub, they head off to play miniature golf! Sadly it doesn't go so ...

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Bud short u book 5
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Bud short u book 5

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Bud lives on a tug boat. We already met Puff, bud's new rescue dog. We can now see how life on a boat with an energetic puppy is for Bud. Can your ...

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Gus short u book 2
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Gus short u book 2

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This is Gus; he drives the school bus.  Driving a school bus is a serious job. The students on the bus are not listening to Gus. Who can Gus call o...

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Russ short u book 6
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Russ short u book 6

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Russ owns a candy shop! Russ's shop has oodles of different kinds of candy. It is a favorite stop for kids like Kip! But the chocolate candy is no ...

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Rex short e book 2
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Rex short e book 2

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Rex raises chickens.  All but one of Rex's hens are white. The white hens are not kind to the smaller red hen. Rex feels bad for the little red hen...

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Jeff short e book 1
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Jeff short e book 1

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Jeff is learning to fish.  Jeff is heading to Dam Six to meet the guys and fish for cod. Unfortunately, Jeff is not a great fisherman. However, he ...

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Short u Bug Book set
$40.00

Short u Bug Book set

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This bundle includes all six short u Bug Books. Also available as a download!  You may purchase the books individually, too!  Us Gus Puff Buzz Bu...

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Short u Bug Books Bundle Digital Download
$40.00

Short u Bug Books Bundle Digital Download

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 These books now come in the fun flipbook format!  This bundle includes all six short u books. This is a one-time-only download, not intended ...

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$40.00
Short e Bug Book set
$13.00

Short e Bug Book set

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This bundle includes both short e Bug Books. Also available as a download!  You may purchase the books individually too! Jeff Rex Don't forget the...

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$13.00
Teacher Guide for short u Bug Books
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Teacher Guide for short u Bug Books

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Dig into the power of a decodable book! With this teacher's guide, you will help your students discover new vocabulary, discuss real-life experienc...

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