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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$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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Sal short a book 4
$6.99

Sal short a book 4

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$6.99
Val short a book 3
$6.99

Val short a book 3

Laughing Ogre Press

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
$6.99

Sam short a book 6

Laughing Ogre Press

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

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$45.00
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