Bookbot Decodable Books: nk

Crow has a big plan - he’s going to WOW the animals with his amazing singing voice! But when he opens his beak, Hank, Pink, and Frank bolt away in a blink. Was his song really that bad? Can Crow find a way to win his chums back, or will he sing alone forever? Hop onto the stage and find out what happens when Crow hands over the microphone! This decodable reader practices the nk sound in words like ‘blink,’ ’thank,’ ‘clunk,’ and ’trunk.’

The festival night glows pink and gold, until something grumpy up in the sky decides nighttime belongs to IT - and starts flicking switches all over town! One by one, houses go dark, streetlights blink out, and even the carnival falls silent. Who is turning off the lights, and can anyone stop them before a little rowboat drifts into danger? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘blink,’ ‘pink,’ ‘sink,’ and ’think.’

Hank has one enormous dream - he wants to fly! But his wings are small, his body is big, and his feet just won’t leave the ground. When the other birds laugh and say birds like Hank don’t fly, will he give up on his dream? Or could a plank, some tape, and a very big idea change everything? Grab your goggles and find out! This decodable reader practices the nk sound in words like ‘bank,’ ‘clank,’ ‘shrink,’ and ’think.’

Deep in the Ashanti forest lives a fairy no bigger than your thumb, with a magic spoon that fills any pot with food. So when hungry Anansi spots it, what will he do? And when he finally holds that wondrous spoon, why won’t it work for him? Can a trickster learn to share? This Bookbot story practices the /ŋk/ sound with words like ’think’, ‘blink’, ‘sink’, ‘chunk’, and ’thank’.

CHINK, CHINK, CHINK goes Steve’s pickaxe - just another boring day in the mine. But what happens when a strange green gem starts glowing in the wall? One touch, one flash, and suddenly Steve is standing under the stars with monsters closing in from every side. Can he outrun a spider, a skeleton, and a baby zombie riding a chicken? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘clink,’ ‘sinks,’ ‘bank,’ ’thank,’ and ‘wink.’

Anansi has cooked a feast fit for a king, and he means to eat every last bite alone. But when weary Turtle knocks at his door, will a few sneaky tricks keep those pots all to himself? And what happens when Turtle sends back an invitation of his own? This clever twist on a favorite folktale practices the ’nk’ sound with lesson words like ‘bank’, ’think’, ‘sink’, ‘chunk’, and ‘winks’.

Jojo spots a boy juggling a football on the other side of the fence - clink, clunk, tap! Can Jojo keep up with this speedy new friend? And when trouble suddenly rolls into the road, will Jojo be quick enough to help? A warm playground tale of football, friendship, and finding your own way to say hello. This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘blinks,’ ‘clunk,’ ‘honk,’ and ‘pink.’

Have you ever wandered across the wide, flat plains of Minecraft? A pink pig sniffs the dirt, a hen pecks by a tall birch trunk, and horses gallop under a bright blue sky. Could this be the perfect spot to build a ranch? But when too many cows munch the grass, what happens to the land? This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram in words like ‘pink,’ ’trunk,’ ’think,’ ‘dunk,’ and ’thank.’

When Ladybug plants one teeny, tiny vine, she’s sure she’ll grow the most magnificent garden ever - but what happens when a little vine refuses to stop growing? Can Ladybug and her friends rein in the twisting tendrils before the whole world turns into one big green, flowery mess? With swallowed sheds, splitting stems, and watermelons the size of boulders, this wild garden tale is bursting with giggles. This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘pink,’ ’think,’ ’trunk,’ ‘junk,’ and ‘shrink.’

What happens when a giant iron golem gets stuck walking in circles, guarding nothing but an empty field? Jack is determined to move the enormous hunk of metal to a town that really needs protecting - but pushing doesn’t work, yanking doesn’t work, and throwing rocks barely makes a clink. Can a clever farm boy outsmart a creature taller than a house? This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram in words like ‘clank,’ ‘clink,’ ‘shrink,’ ’think,’ and ‘yank.’

Jack is stuck in the grumpiest funk ever, and nothing - not the sun, not the flowers, not even a perfectly nice butterfly - can pull him out of it. But what happens when his friends Skel and Zom drag him into a bamboo forest and spot something huge in the grass? Could a baby panda, a sneaky cake, and one enormous sneeze be the cure? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘funk,’ ‘blink,’ ‘chunk,’ and ‘honk.’

Dr. Can Do has fixed the fountain, the lanterns, and Mrs. Bloom’s wobbly step - so how hard can catching one speedy ginger cat be? Very hard, it turns out! When the little cat zooms away and refuses to listen, Jill shares a clever tip involving a fish and a whole lot of sitting still. Can a busy doctor really learn to wait? This decodable reader practices the nk sound in words like ‘blink,’ ’think,’ ‘funk,’ ‘chunk,’ and ‘pink.’

Habtamu the weaver loves nothing more than breathing in the delicious smells drifting from his rich neighbor’s kitchen. But when greedy Bekele drags him to court demanding payment for a smell he never touched, how can a poor man with only three coins in his pocket possibly win? What clever twist will the wise old judge deliver? This Bookbot NK story practices the /ŋk/ sound with lesson words like ‘bank’, ‘sink’, ’think’, ’thank’, and ‘wink’.

Demba is a kind hunter who leaves a little food by the great baobab’s trunk every single morning, even when his own family has barely enough. But who has been listening inside the tree all these years? When a mysterious voice offers him one gift, what will a wise hunter choose? This Bookbot level practices the /ŋk/ sound with words like ’trunk’, ’think’, ‘sink’, and ‘bank’.

Obiora talks too much, always chasing the next big story to tell. So when a skull speaks to him on the forest road, he races to tell the king. But when the guards arrive to hear it, the skull stays silent. Will anyone believe Obiora now, and what did the skull really mean? This Bookbot NK level practices the /ŋk/ sound with words like ‘sank’, ’think’, ‘blink’, ‘wink’, and ‘shrank’.

Mom said don’t follow that butterfly - but how can Nell resist when a flash of blue flits down the path ahead? What will she find in the deep, wild jungle: pink snakes, chimps in the trunk, or something far more dangerous? And when trouble slinks closer, can she make it back home? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound with words like ‘pink,’ ‘sank,’ ‘shrank,’ ‘slunk,’ and ’think.’

Meet Hank - a fish who does NOT just swim in circles! Ever heard of a fish who walks on land, naps in mud, and shrugs off hungry birds with a back full of sharp spines? When the pond dries up and his friends flop in the cracked gunk, what on earth will Hank do next? Climb aboard for a muddy, rainy, rule-breaking adventure. This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram in words like ‘bank,’ ‘drink,’ ’think,’ ‘sunk,’ and ‘wink.’

Steve’s still stuck with the Cursed Emerald glowing in his hands, and now he’s landed in a strange village where the locals only grunt and hum. Can he find the map lad before the gem’s green pull drags him somewhere worse? When a friendly trade turns into a nasty shock of blue sparks, Steve learns that this emerald really doesn’t like to share. This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘blank,’ ‘clink,’ ‘clunk,’ ‘shrinks,’ and ‘winks.’

Manta Ray is the greatest navigator in the sea - or so he says! But when a sudden storm flings him far from his coral, his caves, and his favorite sandy shortcuts, can he find his way back? Who will help a lost ray in strange blue water, and what sparkling surprise is waiting near the lighthouse beam? Dive in and find out! This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘blink,’ ‘pink,’ ‘sinks,’ ’thanks,’ and ’think.’

Bird has just landed in a brand-new part of the world, and he doesn’t know a soul! But when he spots a rhino with buzzing flies, a croc with a sore tooth, and a zebra watching for lions, he’s sure he can lend a wing. Can one little bird really help four big animals - and make four new friends? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ’think,’ ‘blink,’ ‘stink,’ ’thanks,’ and ‘junk.’

Bon’s summer holiday is off to the worst start ever. Mom is busy, Dad is busy, and Su won’t even look up from her paper pinwheels. Will anyone in this house ever play with him? Just when Bon is ready to give up, a brilliant idea pops into his head - and it involves Butter, the family parrot, a polka-dot hat, and a very big secret. This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘wink,’ ‘stink,’ ’think,’ ‘blink,’ and ‘prank.’

Ned is marching through a blazing desert in a full suit of iron armor, hunting for treasure - but what happens when the ancient ruins go BOOM? With his stomach growling, no food in sight, and shuffling husks closing in, will Ned listen to The Book before he eats something truly disgusting? Can a hungry knight survive his own bad ideas? This decodable reader practices the ’nk’ sound in words like ‘plank,’ ‘sank,’ ‘chunk,’ ‘blink,’ and ‘yank.’

Diya is a big fan of butterflies. She helps them if they are in odd spots, like chunks of mud. The bus honks when her class gets to the garden.

The Ethiopian highlands are steep and green, and Saba longs for one thing: to win the heart of quiet Yonas, a boy who hides behind a wall of sorrow. When a wise healer sends her up the mountain to pull a whisker from a living lion, how can she possibly get close to such a fierce beast? What secret will the lion teach her about patience? This Bookbot level practices the ’nk’ sound with words like ’think’, ‘blink’, ‘sank’, and ’trunk’.

Elephant has claimed the finest waterhole on the whole veld, and no thirsty animal dares come close. So when little Jackal trots up, dry and desperate, what could a creature so small possibly do against the biggest beast around? Can a clever mind topple a mighty trunk? Read on to see who ends up cooling off in the mud! This Bookbot level practices the ’nk’ sound, with lesson words like ‘drink’, ’think’, ‘sink’, ‘bank’, and ’trunk’.

The land runs dry, the river shrinks to a trickle, and no grown-up in the village has a plan that works. So why does old Nozipho keep asking a curious young girl about the thing everyone walks past but never notices? What forgotten answer has been waiting at the edge of the village all along? Discover it in this gentle tale of wisdom and hope. This Bookbot level practices the ’nk’ sound with words like ’think’, ‘drink’, ‘sink’, ‘winks’ and ‘junk’.

Beth has one blank spot in her cozy nest, and it needs the perfect flower to fill it. But every time she spots a bloom she likes, somebody shouts, “Don’t pick that flower!” A fussy butterfly, grumpy bees, a spider guarding its web - will Beth ever find a flower nobody tells her to leave alone? Can she trust her own wink of an idea? This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram in words like ‘blink,’ ‘honk,’ ‘plank,’ and ’think.’

Every night, Frog gazes up at the glowing stars and dreams of holding just one in his tiny hands. But stars are awfully high, and Frog is awfully small - so how will he ever reach them? Will climbing the tallest palm tree do the trick, or could the real magic be hiding somewhere much closer to home? Join Frog on a brave, starry-eyed adventure! This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram with words like ‘pink,’ ‘blink,’ ‘yank,’ ’trunk,’ and ’thank.’

Jack, Zom, and Skel are splashing in the pink evening sea when they notice something strange - where have all the fish gone? A dark shape stirs on the ocean floor, and suddenly a gang of honking axolotls comes rocketing up through the kelp! Can anyone be brave enough to face the Lotl Gang? Maybe it’s time to call in someone who is never, ever scared. This decodable reader practices the nk phonogram in words like ‘blink,’ ‘clunk,’ ‘skunk,’ ’think,’ and ‘wink.’

Clank! The school bell rings and every mom and dad in Animal Town starts to run - but poor Mama Bear is always, always last. Can she really learn to ride a wobbly red bike without tumbling into the river? Will Baby Bear ever be picked up on time? Hop on, hold tight, and find out how fast a brave bear can pedal! This decodable reader practices the nk sound in words like ‘bank,’ ‘blink,’ ‘honk,’ ‘pink,’ and ‘clunk.’

Meet a flock of fascinating hens, each with their own unique personality and adventures! From pecking in the yard to sitting on nests, these feathered friends are busy all day long. Watch as they strut, cluck, and care for their chicks. But what happens when an unexpected visitor wants to join the fun? Discover the wonderful world of hens and their barnyard friends!