Decodable Books for Jolly Phonics Classrooms: Group 7, ou /ou/

Monkey wakes up starving, but his whole bunch of bananas has vanished from the treehouse. He questions a bee and a snake, sure one of them must be the culprit, but both have good excuses. Determined to catch the real thief before his tummy growls any louder, Monkey spots a telltale trail leading away from the tree. Could this be the clue that finally cracks the case? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ‘ground’, ’lookout’, ‘sprout’, ‘grouch’.

Ned finally has a shed, sunflowers all around, and just one wish: never build anything again. But The Book has other plans, sending him out into the ground to dig with a brand-new tool. Sand is easy, dirt is fun, but soon Ned’s shovel hits something hard and won’t budge. Will Ned’s proud new tool be tough enough for what’s buried below? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘round’, ’loud’, ‘mound’.

Nib is left alone spinning red wool when something big and shaggy creeps out of the woods, watching her little house. What will it take to get inside without a sound? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘ground’, ‘crouches’, ‘without’, ‘round’.

Allie finds an old photo of Mum with short, pretty hair and decides she wants the same. She grabs the craft scissors and starts snipping away at her own hair. But when she finally looks in the mirror, will she love what she sees? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘proud’, ‘round’, ‘ouch’, ‘outstanding’, ‘pouts’.

Jim races off with his pup, boasting to Len and a pal that he has the best stuff in the world back in his room, way better than any old toy boat. But when he checks his toy box, all he finds is a rubber frog and not much else worth showing off. Can Jim scrape together enough treasures from around the house to save face before tomorrow comes? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘proud’, ‘ground’, ‘found’, ‘about’.

Dr. Can Do fixes everything in Canville, so when a ginger cat won’t listen to him, he’s sure he can handle it too. But every time he lunges, the cat is faster, and Jill can’t stop laughing at him. Can a fish and a little patience finally win the cat over? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘out’, ‘proud’, ‘shouts’, ‘about’, ‘found’.

Ned is proud of his wall and moat, sure nothing can get past them. But The Book tells him a real fort needs a guard, so Ned mounts an expedition to the village to find one. There, standing right in the middle of the road, is something enormous, iron, and silent. Could this giant be exactly what Ned’s fort is missing? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘stout’, ‘proud’, ‘ground’, ‘shouts’, ‘sprouts’.

Web the round internet mascot loves showing off his web of wonders, from silly cat videos to a thousand years of things to click. But when a teacher warns her class about strangers and nasty viruses online, his grin wobbles. Can Web help kids stay safe while still having fun exploring? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘out’, ’loud’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘sound’.

May has never seen the sea, and when her teacher Jack promises to show her, she climbs a hill, a rock, and a tall tree, hoping each new height will finally reveal it. But the sea stays hidden every time. Could a small book Jack pulls from his bag hold the answer she has climbed so high to find? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘proud’, ‘ground’, ‘ouch’, ’lookout’, ’thousand’.

Ned finally strikes diamond after three days of digging, but a zombie shoves him into a lava pool and steals it before he can celebrate. Furious, Ned chases it through tunnels, dodging a creeper’s blast and a cave full of skeletons. Will he ever catch up and get his diamond back? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘outrun’ and ‘hound’.

Fig Pig sets sail to build a crew of brave adventurers, exploring strange new lands along the way. He meets fish, dolphins, and giant mushrooms, but will anyone agree to join his voyage? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ’loud’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘about’.

Yellow Rabbit Balloon just wants to fly free, up where the birds soar and the clouds drift. But the sky isn’t as friendly as he hoped, with pecking birds, hot torches, and smoggy air along the way. Will he ever find someone to hold his string again? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘proud’, ‘shouts’, ‘ouch’, ‘ground’, and ‘found’.

Kaggen the Mantis crouches by a shrub, watching the Ostrich guard the only fire in the Karoo tucked under one wing. Flattery gets him nowhere, so Kaggen sits by a sour-plum tree and pouts over a hidden plan, waiting for the Ostrich to come drink. Will a proud old bird’s stubborn temper finally give a clever mantis the ground he needs to grab fire for everyone? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘crouches’, ‘aloud’, ‘sour’, ‘pouts’, ‘ground’.

Old Chimpanzee crouches proud over the only fire in the forest, and shouts loud if anyone gets too close. When the camp is left without warmth, a small boy sets out with a hidden reed and a plan of his own. Can he get close enough to that jealous fire to bring some warmth home? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘proud’, ‘shout’, ’loud’, ‘crouches’, ‘outrun’.

Kato’s baby sister is shivering with cold, and only Old Tortoise has fire, hidden in a pot he refuses to share. When Tortoise won’t hand it out, can Kato find another way to get warmth for his sister without any help at all? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ‘ground’, ‘crouches’, ‘pouting’, ‘aloud’.

Tim has a big secret mission: get everyone ready before Jan gets home for her birthday. He zooms past the clouds on his bike, checks on the cake, the balloons, and a brand-new bike, then faces one last job. Can Tim carry every gift inside without a single trip? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘proud’, ‘ground’, ‘outing’, ‘crouches’.

A man sets out with a shovel and big plans for the best garden the street has ever seen. He digs and digs, sure that nothing can stop him, until the sky flashes and something strange begins to happen above him. Will his plans survive what falls from the clouds? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ’loud’, ‘ground’, ‘clouds’, ‘proud’.

Snap sits on Pop’s bumpy back, watching the stars, dreaming of one thing: finding the most amazing thing in the whole world. She sets out alone, swimming south past rocks and sandy shores, further than she has ever gone before. Out in the deep, loud and proud, she meets new friends and wonders about the sky, but the sea feels big and quiet without them. Will Snap find what she is looking for? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘out’, ‘about’, ’loud’, ‘proud’, ‘south’.

Little Fish is bored of the same slow swim with his mother every morning, so one day he sneaks down to the deep sea alone, where a strange dark mound on the ground turns out to have a mouth. Is it just a rock, or something far more dangerous? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘about’, ‘shout’, ‘mouth’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’.

Ned is hungry, and rabbits seem like the perfect solution. But when his bow comes out, something enormous stomps out of the grass to stop him, and Ned finds himself running for his life. Could there be a way to get what he needs without a fight at all? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘out’, ‘ground’, ‘round’, ‘sound’, ‘bound’.

A lion has been circling Kipkemoi’s herd for days, and everyone knows a hungry lion only needs one careless moment. Kipkemoi is just ten years old, alone on the plain with thirty cattle and a predator too clever to scare off with shouts or sticks, but he has noticed one thing the lion fears: the herd’s big lead bull. Can a boy who is quick to think outsmart a lion built to outlast anyone slower? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘pouch’, ‘crouches’, ‘round’, ‘outlast’.

Hippo is scorching in the heat, and the cool river water looks so inviting. But there’s a catch: the fish living there are afraid he’ll eat them all. Can Hippo find a way to prove, every single day, that he’ll never touch a single one? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ‘ground’, ‘mouth’, ‘sound’, ‘about’.

Fisi the Hyena is out and about, and his nose leads him to a rock mound stacked with bones. When he shouts into a crack in the rocks, a strange sound shouts back at him. Could a spirit really be hiding in the rocks, ready to grant him all the bones he could ever want? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘sounds’, ‘proud’, ‘mound’, ‘crouch’.

A leopard blocks a boy from his goats on a rocky ridge, and only an echoing cave can save them. Karĩuki knows the cave’s tricks better than anyone, but this time he needs a sound loud enough to move his goats without spooking the leopard too. Can he find it in time? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ’loud’, ‘sound’, ‘crouches’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’.

A fox slinks under the fence and grabs a hen right off the ground, and the chase is on! Fig Pig and Tip shout and chase, but can they outrun a fox that jumps logs like they’re nothing? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ‘bounds’, ‘ground’, ‘snout’, ‘outrun’.

A loud, bossy crow rattles the fence posts on the very first morning of the holiday, and there stands Rooster with a brilliant red crown on his head. A boy asks for one of his own, but Rooster puffs out his chest and refuses. Will anyone on the farm share their crown? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘out’, ‘proud’, ‘round’, ‘crouches’, ’loud’.

Otieno needs old Musa’s fishing spot to feed his family, but no one has ever beaten Musa in their one-day contest. Watching Musa tap his paddle on the boat again and again, Otieno starts to wonder if the old man has a secret trick. Could a strange sound be the key to finally winning? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘sound’, ‘proud’, ‘about’.

Aisha is on watch alone for the very first time, with her brother sick and her father away, when she hears something moving out beyond the fence in the dark. She sits still, counting pebbles instead of running toward the noise. Can a girl with a lantern and a handful of rocks outsmart a hungry, howling hyena? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ’loud’, ‘proud’, ‘sound’, ‘crouches’, ‘snout’.

Diya knows more about butterflies than anyone in her whole school, but she keeps it a secret, hanging back quietly at the edge of every class trip. When her teacher takes the class to the park and gets a fact about butterflies wrong, will Diya dare to speak up? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘crouches’, ‘proud’, ‘shouts’, ‘ground’, ‘outstanding’.

Zom has big plans to turn Skel’s boring old house into a palace, starting with a cosy room for Starfang the spider. But hammering and building can get awfully loud, and not everyone is thrilled about the mess. Will Zom finish before Skel gets home from his trip? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ’loud’, ‘proud’, ‘shouts’, ‘sounds’, ‘outstanding’.

Every night, a small frog stares up at the sky, wishing he could hold just one glowing star. He climbs higher and higher, past a tall rock and a big mound, determined to reach one, but is that even possible for a frog? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘about’, ‘found’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘shout’.

Tiger just wants peace, quiet, and nobody bothering her. But every time she spots a snack, something goes wrong: Mouse leaps away, Monkey shouts a warning from the trees, and the whole forest scatters before she can even crouch low. Will Tiger ever catch a bite of lunch? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ’lookout’, ‘crouches’.

Sam’s house is squished full of family, and there’s never a spot to sit, a room to hide in, or a moment of quiet. When Sam wishes everyone would just go away, the house finally goes silent, but that silence feels strange, and a storm outside makes it stranger still. Will Sam ever feel that loud, crowded house again? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘proud’, ‘pouts’, ‘crouches’, ‘aloud’.

Ned has a tall tower, but there’s one problem: he isn’t really a wizard yet. To prove it, he’ll need to find something tougher than diamond, hidden deep down where the ground glows red and hot. Will Ned dodge the danger and finish his tower before it’s too late? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘ground’, ‘shouts’, ‘proud’, ’loud’, ‘sound’.

Gus is too hot, and no matter where he looks, nothing seems the right size to cool him down. Can he find shade that fits a goat like him? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Group 7: ou /ou/), this book practises words like ‘shouts’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘outstanding’.