Decodable Books for Jolly Phonics Classrooms: Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone

Pip loves her socks more than anything, especially her very best pair kept safe in a secret little box. One morning the box is empty, and she is sure a phantom must be to blame. Grabbing her spy glass, Pip sets off on the case, following a trail of clues straight to Mum’s sewing room. What could Mum possibly be making in there? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘photograph’, ’emphatic’, ‘morphed’, ‘oomph’.

Kay sings his rain song from sunrise, but the sky stays silent. When a huge grinning stegosaurus stomps out of the hills and asks to sing along, will two voices finally be loud enough to call down the clouds? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ’elephants’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘morphing’.

A raindrop lands on a girl’s nose, then another, and soon rain is tapping her cheeks and sparkling the grass. She races to catch every drop in a bucket by the porch, dreaming of boiling it all to drink the sky itself, while a bird and a peacock watch her celebrate the storm. How many drops will it take to fill the bucket all the way to the top? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘phrase’, ’trophy’, ‘oomph’.

Coach Vic has something phenomenal to show the gang, and he pulls a strange new ball from an old trunk covered in trophies. He needs players for a brand-new game, no feet allowed, and even Dog wants a turn chasing that ball across the grass. Will Vic’s tricks and Tim’s shy try be enough to win? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phenomenal’, ’trophies’, ’emphasis’, ‘phew’, ‘oomph’.

A phantom windmill wrecker strikes in the dead of night, tearing sails apart with no wind, no storm, and no explanation in sight. Dr Can Do rebuilds it, plank by plank, but something out there keeps coming back. Can he catch whoever, or whatever, is behind it? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phantom’, ‘oomph’, ’emphatic’, ‘uphill’ and ‘phony’.

Kina and her brother spot something strange in the guava tree: a huge bite taken clean out of the ripest fruit, teeth marks and all. Bugs, birds, even a grasshopper get blamed, but none of them could explain it. So who, or what, is really behind the mysterious guava bite? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phase’, ‘oomph’, ‘catastrophic’, ’elephant’, ‘phew’.

Ned finally has a phenomenal new house, roof, door, and all, but there is one big problem: he is so hungry he is morphing into a snack! When The Book hops over with a plan to grow real food, Ned has to do exactly as it says. Will pulling up grass and hauling water really turn into dinner? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘morph’, ‘phase’, ‘graph’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’.

Anansi owes Python a debt, and Python wants Anansi himself for dinner! Thinking fast, Anansi spins a tale about a grand knot that only a truly phenomenal king could tie, one worthy of a trophy. Proud Python can’t resist showing off, looping and coiling to prove himself. Will his own pride tie him in knots? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phenomenal’, ’trophy’, ‘phew’, ’emphasis’, ‘oomph’.

Every mango matters to Gran, and she says it emphatically every single harvest. A girl balances a full sack on her head, watching a mischievous boy race ahead, grab too many at once, and send one tumbling through the branches toward Gran’s waiting basket below. Will it survive the fall, or end up a sticky splat on the ground? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phase’, ’emphatic’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ’trophy’.

Jill and her friends plan a daring trip to the nether to find rare rock for her axe, but a swaggering Mage insists he knows the way. When talk turns to riding fire beasts across the lava, Jill has a better idea: what if they built a safe path instead? Will their plan hold once the gate roars to life and they step through to whatever waits on the other side? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘phase’, ‘phony’, ’trophy’.

Jill has waited all year for one thing: a real pet. Her parents won’t say what it is, so she imagines every possibility, from a stompy elephant to a snake that hugs a little too hard. Could any of these wild dream pets possibly be the one waiting for her? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’elephant’, ’emphatic’, ’epiphany’, ‘phantom’, ‘phenomenal’.

Bird has built the perfect nest, high in the tallest tree. She’s sure nothing could ever go wrong… until a rumbling bump sends everything tumbling. Determined, she tries a sturdy stone wall instead, certain this new home will finally stick. But danger is never far away, and Bird will need every clever idea she has to find a home that’s truly safe. Will Bird ever find a home that lasts? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’elephant’, ‘phew’, ‘catastrophic’, ‘phantom’, ‘phony’.

Beth dreams of finding a brand-new microbe nobody has ever spotted before. When a rotten fruit in the lab fridge lets out a strange green stink, her super-sharp nose picks up something she has never smelled before. Could this stinky mystery be the discovery of her life? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘phantom’, ‘graphs’, ‘photograph’, ‘alphabet’.

Jill’s job sounds simple: cross the Nether, grab some Nether wart, go home. But the Nether is vast, dark, and full of lava, and the only way across is a bridge that hasn’t been built yet. When a phantom groans somewhere in the shadows, Jill grips her pickaxe tight and wonders if she’s brave enough to take another step. Will she make it across before something worse finds her first? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phantom’, ‘phase’, ‘phew’, ‘oomph’, ‘megaphone’.

Big Fish and Little Fish are best pals, until a fishing net traps Big Fish deep in the sea. Little Fish darts off to find help, but every big sea creature he meets seems to be missing one very important thing. Can Little Fish find sharp enough teeth before it’s too late? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘oomph’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘dolphin’, ’elephant’, ’emphatic’.

Crab is under strict orders: no pinching while Turtle naps on the beach. But every creature on the reef has its own way to stay safe, and Crab just can’t help testing his claws on one curious, curled-up stranger. What happens when Crab picks the wrong thing to pinch? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’emphatic’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ‘phantom’, ‘catastrophic’.

Something small and wet keeps sneaking into a girl’s home at night, tipping over pots and pinching toes, and old Gogo says only one trick can stop it. But when the mischief-maker strikes first, stealing the very thing meant to save the day, can the girl outsmart it before her family loses everything? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phantom’, ‘phew’, ‘phenomenal’.

A bee is completely lost and can’t find his way home. When a kind but overconfident elephant offers to help, her first two guesses land them in a bird’s nest and a bat cave instead. Will elephant’s trunk ever lead them to the right place? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’elephant’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ‘uphill’, ‘phantoms’.

A cursed emerald turns anyone who touches it to stone, and there’s only one wild plan to destroy it: send it rolling into the lava in a mine cart. But when the first sip of the flame potion tastes strangely flat, will it actually protect whoever grabs that emerald long enough to finish the job? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘morph’, ‘phew’, ‘phase’, ‘uphill’, ‘phantom’.

Ned thinks he can fight zombies from the top of his tower with nothing but a homemade bow. His first shots don’t even come close, and the zombies below look like tiny, unbothered ants. Can Ned turn his zero into a win before night falls again? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘oomph’, ‘phase’, ’emphatic’, ‘phantoms’, ’trophy’.

Every player starts with just a hut to survive the first night - but a real home takes a plan, supplies, and courage. Where will the new house go, and what will it look like? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phase’, ‘oomph’, ‘pamphlet’, ‘phew’, ‘smartphone’.

In Canville, quiet Doc Can Do is sure he knows every rock and roof in town, until a cave guide named Sam rides in with a wild claim. Sam promises to show him something the next day that will make his jaw hit the floor. Could there really be secret caves hiding right under this sleepy town? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phenomenal’, ‘phantom’, ‘oomph’, ‘uphill’, ‘phew’.

A giant izim has been stealing cattle for three seasons, and no man in the valley can stop it. When eight-year-old Thandi decides to try where her father and the bravest brothers failed, everyone laughs, but she has noticed something about the giant that no one else has. Will a shiny bottle and a narrow gap between two rocks be enough to outsmart it? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’trophy’, ‘phony’, ‘phrase’, ‘phew’.

A mosquito loves to tell tall tales, and one morning her fib about a giant yam sets off a chain of panic through the whole forest. One frightened animal after another passes the scare along, until the sky itself stays dark. Will anyone figure out how it all started? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘phony’, ‘phantom’, ’elephant’, ‘phase’.

Deep in the Ituri forest, the leaf roof grows so thick that moonlight can’t get through, and the night songs stop. Yei, who can climb anything and plait the finest fig-bark straps, believes the Moon is simply lonely up there. Could a girl with a small, glowing gift bring the night light back to her camp? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phase’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ‘spherical’, ‘phantoms’.

Nzou the elephant is the proudest, loudest beast by the Zambezi, and when the rains fail he claims the last green grass for elephants alone, chasing every other animal onto the dry plain. Kalulu the hare watches from a termite mound, chewing dry grass and thinking hard. Could a clever little hare out-boast the animal with the biggest memory in the whole valley? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’elephant’, ‘phrase’, ’trophy’, ‘philosopher’, ‘megaphone’.

When the calf goes missing after a loose gate is left open, a girl sets out alone to find her before dark, following tiny hoofprints across the savanna. The trail vanishes in the mud, then leads toward a steep, shadowy escarpment full of strange sounds and hidden danger. Will she find the calf before something else does? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘uphill’, ‘phase’, ‘phantom’, ‘oomph’.

Hare is hungry, and sweet berries wait on the far hillside, but a wide river guards the way. Old Crocodile has never lost a fight and never lets anyone cross. Can a clever hare outwit the meanest beast in the river? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ’trophy’, ’emphatic’, ‘megaphone’, ‘phase’.

When the well runs dry, a hyena blocks the only water and demands payment from everyone in the village. One sharp-eyed girl notices a crack in the old stone rim and a strange moan rising from below when the wind shifts. Could a clever trick be enough to make a bully believe in ghosts? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phony’, ‘phantom’, ’emphatic’, ‘oomph’, ‘phew’.

Ned finally has everything he needs: a talking, floating Book that helped him build a farm, and a life he loves. But when the sun dips low, monsters creep out of the dark, and Ned must slam the door and hide every single night. Could there be a way to stop running and face them instead? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phantoms’, ‘oomph’, ’emphatic’, ‘morph’, ‘phew’.

Alex is out of ore, out of coal, and out of oomph, so she packs a phenomenal heap of supplies for her next mining trip, stuffing in far more than she’ll ever need. But deep underground, past strange sounds and a pit crawling with phantoms, will packing too much turn out to be a good idea? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘oomph’, ‘phenomenal’, ‘phantoms’, ‘graphite’, ’trophy’.

Sam is the best monster slayer around, and he’s beaten every beast in the yard. But then a strange new monster creeps in, one with no claws or teeth, and it pins Sam down so hard he stops laughing at jokes and stops getting up at all: how can Sam fight a monster nobody else can see? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phantom’, ‘oomph’, ‘megaphone’, ‘phew’, ‘phases’.

Jill packs her bag with bones, ready to tame the wild wolf living by the pond. Dr Can Do warns her that wolves don’t like being tamed, but Jill is emphatic and marches off anyway. Will the wolf outsmart her before her bones run out? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ’emphatic’, ‘phantom’, ‘phony’, ‘phenomenal’.

In the tall yellow grass, a small jackal named Mkhulu faces a big, hungry lion blocking his path to the pool. Mkhulu is not strong and not fast, but he is clever, and he has a plan involving a buzzing hive. Can a small brain outwit a hungry lion twice? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ’elephant’, ‘catastrophic’, ‘phony’, ‘phase’.

Jill has found the most beautiful cave in the world, full of glowing purple crystals, but she isn’t here for pretty rocks. She wants the bright stones buried deep below, and she’s sure nothing in her armour can stop her from getting them. But strip mines twist in every direction, and something is stirring in the dark. Will Jill make it out with the treasure she came for? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘phew’, ‘graphite’, ‘phase’, ‘uphill’.

Bob is the worst fisherman in town, but he doesn’t mind. He only comes to the dock for a nap. So when something huge and scaly yanks his line with sudden oomph, Bob isn’t ready for a fight, a chase, or a plunge into the deep. What is really pulling on the other end? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 1: ph as in phone), this book practises words like ‘oomph’, ‘phew’, ’trophy’, ‘megaphone’.