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.






Cal short a book 1
$6.99

Cal short a book 1

Laughing Ogre Press

  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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$6.99
Tam short a book 5
$6.99

Tam short a book 5

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$6.99
Short i Bug Book set
$45.00

Short i Bug Book set

Laughing Ogre Press

This bundle contains all short i Bug Books. You may purchase the books individually, too!  Biff Lil Liz Kip Jill Miss Kim Sid  Also available as a...

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$45.00
Buzz short u book 4
$6.99

Buzz short u book 4

Laughing Ogre Press

Buzz is a busy lumberjack. He is prepared to help his cuz Liz up on the hill. But does Buzz measure twice and cut once?  This book contains 25 page...

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$6.99
Bud short u book 5
$6.99

Bud short u book 5

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$6.99
Gus short u book 2
$6.99

Gus short u book 2

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$6.99
Puff short u book 3
$6.99

Puff short u book 3

Laughing Ogre Press

Puff is a cute rescue pup.  Remember Cal, the animal lover? Well, Cal now has too many dogs and needs to find them homes. Puff feels out of place a...

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$6.99
Short u Bug Books Bundle Digital Download
$40.00

Short u Bug Books Bundle Digital Download

Laughing Ogre Press

 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
Teacher Guide for short u Bug Books
$0.00

Teacher Guide for short u Bug Books

Laughing Ogre Press

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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