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.






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
Russ short u book 6
$6.99

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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$6.99
Rex short e book 2
$6.99

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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$6.99
Jeff short e book 1
$6.99

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

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$40.00
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
Short e Bug Book set
$13.00

Short e Bug Book set

Laughing Ogre Press

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