Animal Books for Kids

Meow is the boss of her whole neighbourhood - nothing gets past her, not a moth, not a mouse, not even a funny-looking leaf. But what happens when a real, actual, wild ocelot shows up by the wheat rows, staring right at her chickens? He’s a heavyweight who outweighs her by a mile, so fighting is out. Can one small cat come up with a smart plan in time? This decodable reader practises the eigh phonogram in words like ’eight,’ ‘weight,’ ‘freight,’ and ’neighbourhood.’

Jen says her wobbly duck is the fastest in town - but can a duck that barely lifts off the ground really beat a whole flock of sleek racers? When the Big Flock Race begins and the starting horn blows, will Jen’s feathery friend flap into glory or flop in front of the giggling crowd? This decodable reader practises the gn phonogram in words like ‘sign,’ ‘gnat,’ ‘reigned,’ and ‘resigned.’

Deep in an old, forgotten mine, Fig Pig grips his little lamp and marches bravely into the dark. But what lurks beyond the rusty rails and towering stone arches? A glittering chest? A snoring spider the size of a wheelbarrow? A wobbly walkway over bubbling lava? Fig Pig thinks he’s tough enough for anything - but can one brave little pig really handle all that? This decodable reader practises the ‘ough’ phonogram in words like ’tough,’ ’though,’ ‘brought,’ and ’enough.’

Rooster has spotted a mouse in his farmyard, and he’s certain this will be the greatest catch in farm history! But what happens when Mouse zips away in a flash and vanishes into a haystack? And whose angry WOOF is that behind the bushes? Can Rooster outrun a very big, very loud, very toothy problem? Feathers will fly in this farmyard chase! This decodable reader practises the ‘si’ making /zh/ sound in words like ‘confusion,’ ‘decision,’ ’treasure,’ and ‘vision.’

Spring has sprung, and Bug has a fizzy, buzzy, can’t-sit-still feeling in her belly - she wants to SING! But what happens when Duck only sings in the rain, Frog’s song has forty-seven verses, and Big Bird’s trill nearly blows Bug’s antennae off? Can one tiny bug find a song that’s truly her own, and maybe bring all her friends together too? This decodable reader practises the wr phonogram in words like ‘wriggle,’ ‘wrinkled,’ ‘wrist,’ ‘wrong,’ and ‘wry.’

Have you ever daydreamed so hard you forgot where you were? Boy can’t stop! One minute he’s bouncing on the moon, the next he’s a woodpecker tapping a tree, a goat on a sunny hillside, or a mole munching earthworms underground. But what could possibly be strong enough to pull him out of his wildest daydream yet? Something warm and delicious is drifting through the doorway… This decodable reader practises compound words such as ‘backpack,’ ‘daydream,’ ‘goldfish,’ and ‘sunshine.’

Spot is the world’s greatest finder of things - lost socks, buried bones, even cheese that rolls under the fridge! So when he loses his girl Jane at the busy zoo, how hard can it be to track her down? But why does every clue lead him to the wrong animal? Can a very confused dog sniff out his best friend before the zoo swallows him whole? This decodable reader practises the soft c sound in words like ‘face,’ ‘race,’ ’nice,’ and ’entrance.’

Prince Din wants the biggest leaf ball in the kingdom, but the best leaves grow deep in the wild forest - where nobody dares to go! When a fierce tiger bursts from the bushes with gnashing teeth, the brave little prince finds himself hopelessly lost among the bamboo. Is that striped shadow really hunting him, or could it be something else entirely? This decodable reader practises the ‘gn’ sound in words like ‘gnarled,’ ‘reign,’ ‘sign,’ and ‘assign.’

The Clever Tortoise thinks he can win a race against Cheetah, the fastest animal on the whole plain. But how could a slow tortoise ever beat the swiftest runner around? When the other ’neighbours’ gather to watch and ’eighty’ animals cheer, Cheetah is sure his speed ‘outweighs’ one small tortoise. Could a clever plan and a little patience change everything? This Bookbot level practises the ’eigh’ sound with lesson words like ’neighbour’, ‘weighs’, and ’eight’.

Kojo has a big reading test on Friday, and his stomach is full of bees! But when he sounds out the first word, something very strange happens - the word leaps right off the page! Can Kojo read his way to a whole crew of friends before the test? What magical creature might pop out next? This decodable reader practises 2-syllable open words like ‘cosy,’ ‘frozen,’ ‘open,’ and ’tiny.’