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

 Free Teacher Guides are now available for all BugBooks! 

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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






Us short u book 1
$6.99

Us short u book 1

Laughing Ogre Press

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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$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
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
Short u Bug Book Bundle
$40.00

Short u Bug Book Bundle

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