Decodable Books for Jolly Phonics Classrooms: Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed

High in his treehouse, Monkey wakes with the biggest, noisiest tummy rumble ever, ready for his favourite food: bananas! But his whole bunch has vanished without a trace. He blames the bee, then the snake, then follows a trail of peels straight to a rabbit having a picnic surrounded by bananas… but could this rabbit really be the sneaky thief? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’noisy’, ‘boiling’, ‘point’, ‘joy’, ‘spoil’.

Ned just wants a home, but his magic Book says he has to dig, and dig means tools. His hands can’t do it alone, so what will he build first? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘moist’, ’noisy’, ’toils’, ‘hoists’.

Nib never locks the door, and that’s just how she likes it. While her brothers head for the hills, something big and shaggy has been watching the little house, waiting for its chance. Now the boys are gone, and Nib is home alone with nothing but her wool and a wide-open door. What happens when the door swings open? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boy’, ’noisy’, ‘hoists’, ‘coils’, ‘avoiding’.

Kit finds an old photo of Mum with short, neat hair and decides she wants the exact same look. Grabbing her craft scissors, she snips away with pointy blades and instant confidence, sure the result will be perfect. But when she finally lifts the mirror, what she sees is nothing like the photo at all. Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘avoid’, ‘oily’, ‘coils’, ‘points’.

Jim can’t believe it when Len shows off a shiny red toy boat that floats on real water. Determined to top it, Jim boasts about the amazing toys waiting back home, but when he looks in his own toy box, all he sees is a rubber frog and a busted game. Can Jim find something grand enough to save face before his friends arrive? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’toy’, ‘joy’, ’noisy’, ‘point’, ’enjoy’.

Dr. Can Do fixes everything in town, so nothing should be too hard for him, not even a small ginger cat hiding by the hay. But this cat zooms off every time he gets close, and Jill just laughs at his lab coat. Can a fish do what a doctor cannot? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘annoy’, ‘coy’, ‘moist’, ‘ploy’.

Boing! is a bouncy little globe with big googly eyes who loves showing off the internet’s amazing tricks: sending videos, playing songs, and clicking to faraway places. But when a teacher warns the class about strangers and bad code online, Boing!’s grin wobbles. Can Boing! prove the internet is still the best tool around? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘point’, ’noisy’, ‘boy’, ‘voice’.

Ned’s fortress has thick walls, a locked gate, and a moat, but The Book insists it still needs a proper guard, so Ned sets off to town to find one. What will it take to build a guardian of his very own? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ’toils’, ‘hoists’, ‘pointing’, and ‘recoils’.

May has always longed to see the sea, and when her teacher Jack promises to show her, she races up hills, scrambles over rocks, and even climbs a tree to spot it. Will she finally catch a glimpse of the waves, or does the biggest surprise come from somewhere she never expected? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boing’, ‘pointing’, ‘hoists’, ‘join’, ‘voice’.

Ned has toiled for three days to find a diamond, and the moment he punches the air in joy, something cold and green shoves him into a boiling pool behind him. His treasure skitters away and stops right at a zombie’s feet. Who is fast enough to catch a zombie with no joints before it disappears down a dark tunnel with a prize that took three whole days to find? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘boiling’, ’toils’, ‘points’, ‘recoils’.

Fig Pig builds his own boat and sails off to find a crew, sure that every explorer needs one. He meets fish, dolphins, and even scary ice beasts, but none of them want to join him. Will Fig Pig ever find a crew brave enough to sail with him? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘join’, ‘ahoy’, ‘hoists’, ‘points’, ‘boing’.

A yellow rabbit balloon bounces at the end of his string, dreaming of flying free above the birds and clouds. When a girl’s grip slips, he shoots into the sky at last, spinning and looping with joy, sure that nothing can stop him. But the higher he flies, past kites and birds and a blazing torch, the more he wishes someone would hold his string again. Will anyone catch him before he falls? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boy’, ‘annoy’, ‘avoid’, ’enjoy’, ‘points’.

Kaggen the Mantis wants fire, and the Ostrich keeps it hidden under his wing, never spreading it when others watch. Kaggen tries flattery and songs, but the wings stay shut. Then he spots a sour-plum tree the Ostrich loves, and a slow smile crosses his face. What trick will get that stubborn bird to finally open his wing? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘ploy’, ‘spoil’, ‘moist’, ‘hoists’.

Kele is small and quiet, but he knows the forest camp needs fire, and only Old Chimpanzee has any, guarded jealously in a stone hollow. With a hidden fungus ember and a grandmother-made flute, Kele climbs the ridge, ready to try a clever trick on a creature who loves music more than anything. Can a boy with a song outwit the fire’s stubborn keeper? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boy’, ‘joy’, ‘coil’, ‘ploy’, ’noisy’.

Kato’s little sister is shaking with cold, and only Old Tortoise has fire, hidden and guarded under a flat rock. Kato begs, sings, and even stands on one leg, but the stubborn tortoise enjoys his warmth alone and annoys the boy at every turn. Could two ordinary stones hold the answer this desperate boy needs? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’enjoys’, ‘annoys’, ‘boy’, ‘coins’, ’noisy’.

A big, secret mission is underway on Jan’s birthday, and no one can let her find out. Racing from house to house on her bike, checking the cake, the balloons, the dress, and the bike, one girl has to make sure every single surprise is ready before Jan gets home. But with wobbling boxes and one very shaky helper, will everything actually make it to the party in one piece? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘moist’, ‘hoists’, ’noisy’, ‘point’.

A man has big plans to dig the best yard on the street, toiling hard in the moist soil all day. But when the sky suddenly lights up with strange, boiling swirls, his shovel slips and his feet freeze still… what could possibly happen next? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘soil’, ‘moist’, ’toil’, ‘boing’, ’noisy’.

Snap sits still while her noisy brothers and sisters climb over Pop’s bumpy back. She has a plan: leave home and find the best thing in the whole world. What could possibly beat everything she already knows? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘ahoy’, ’enjoy’, ’noisy’, ‘pointing’, ‘voice’.

Ned is starving, and the fields are full of plump, hopping rabbits just waiting to become stew. But when he fires his first arrow, something in the grass goes very, very still, and Ned soon learns that not every rabbit wants to join him for dinner. Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘points’, ’enjoy’, ’noisy’, ‘boil’, ‘spoil’.

Little Fish loves exploring but hates swimming the same old boring route with his mother every day. When he begs to go deeper into the sea, his mother says no, warning him about a beast with big teeth waiting in the dark. Little Fish decides to sneak off anyway. Down in the deep, everything is new and exciting, but is little fish really as safe as he thinks? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘avoid’, ’enjoy’, ’noisy’, ‘pointy’, ‘voice’.

Kipkemoi is ten years old, guarding thirty cattle alone when a lion decides stealing is easier than hunting. The clever lion circles the herd tighter and tighter, but Kipkemoi avoids panic and watches closely instead, and notices something the lion never wanted him to see. Can a boy outsmart a lion twice his size with nothing but patience and a handful of salt? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘avoid’, ‘coil’, ‘join’, ‘ploy’, ‘spoil’.

Hippo lives on the hot, dry land, longing to cool off in the river, but the Creator refuses because hippos love to eat fish. Desperate, Hippo comes up with a bold ploy to prove he can be trusted. What proof could ever convince the Creator to let him enjoy the water? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’enjoy’, ’noisy’, ‘hoists’, ‘moist’, ‘void’.

Fisi the hyena never knows when to stop, even when a crow steals his bone right from under his nose. Deep in the rocky hills, he stumbles on a strange, echoing crack in the rocks that seems to answer back whenever he speaks. Could a spirit really be living in there, ready to grant his greediest wishes? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’enjoy’, ‘joy’, ‘annoys’, ’noisy’, ‘voice’.

A cave on a rocky ridge always calls back whatever you shout into it, and a boy named Karĩuki knows it better than anyone. When a leopard suddenly blocks him from his family’s goats, he needs a sound loud enough to save them, one that scares the goats but not the hungry cat crouched nearby. Can he find the right words to shout? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘avoid’, ’noisy’, ‘points’, ‘spoil’, ‘voice’.

A pig is digging holes by the fence when a noisy chicken shows up out of nowhere. Soon there are six chickens, fresh eggs, and big plans, until a fox darts in and snatches one right off the grass. Can anyone stop her before she’s gone for good? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’noisy’, ’enjoy’, ‘annoys’, ‘boing’, ‘foil’.

A boy is on holiday at the farm, enjoying the quiet mornings, until a proud rooster’s shiny red comb catches his eye. He asks for a crown just like it, but the rooster refuses, and soon a grand blue bird and a tall heron turn him down too. With every bird on the farm keeping its crown to itself, can he find another way to get one of his own? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boy’, ‘annoy’, ‘point’, ’enjoy’, ‘royal’.

Old Musa always wins the one-day fishing match for the best spot on the lake, and he has a secret ploy nobody has ever figured out. Otieno’s family badly needs that spot, but by midday his net holds only a few fish while Musa’s is nearly full. Can a sharp-eyed boy out-think a sly old champion? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘ploy’, ‘joins’, ’noisy’, ‘hoists’, ‘spoil’.

Aisha, eight, is keeping watch over the cattle alone for the very first time while her brother is sick and her father is away. In the dark, a hungry hyena is creeping closer with a noisy ploy to trick the herd boy into leaving the gate. Will Aisha’s sharp ears be enough to keep the herd safe? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘ploy’, ’noisy’, ‘decoy’, ‘annoy’, ‘point’.

Skel is stuck sharing a tiny room with Bones and Starfang, and there’s only one bed for three grumpy housemates. When Zom offers to turn the place into a grand home while Skel is away, Skel jumps at the chance to enjoy a trip. But what will Zom actually build first? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ’noisy’, ‘avoid’, ‘pointing’, ’toils’.

Joy has a secret: she knows more about butterflies than anyone in her class, but she’s too shy to ever say so. When her teacher gets a fact wrong right in front of everyone, will Joy find the courage to speak up? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ’enjoy’, ‘point’, ’noisy’, ‘voice’.

Every night, a frog gazes at the stars and longs to hold just one. He tries reaching, climbing a hill, then scaling a giant tree, but the stars stay just out of reach, so what will he do when he’s stuck at the top and there’s only one way down? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘points’, ‘annoy’, ‘moist’, ’toils’.

Tiger loves her peaceful pond, with no friends to bother her at all. But when Mouse, Deer, and even the birds keep escaping every hunt, and the whole forest falls silent and empty, will Tiger finally admit that being alone isn’t as wonderful as she thought? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ’noisy’, ‘annoy’, ‘avoid’, ’enjoy’, ‘joy’.

A girl’s noisy house feels like it has zero room for her, until a wished-for silence turns strange and still. When a storm rolls in with no one there to say it’s just a sound, will she take her wish back before it’s too late? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ’noisy’, ‘annoys’, ‘boing’, ‘voices’.

Ned’s tower is tall, stone, and perfect for a wizard. There’s just one problem: Ned isn’t a wizard yet, and The Book says he needs a magic block before he gets his pointy hat. Down in the caves, boiling lava blocks the way to the hardest stone in the land. Can Ned fill his bucket, dodge the danger, and finally get his hat? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘boiling’, ‘coy’, ‘moist’, ‘hoists’, ‘pointing’.

Joy the goat is having the worst day ever, sweaty and cross while the heat annoys her more with every step. She tries cooling off by a stream, then squeezes into some shrubs, but nothing goat-sized seems to fit. Then she spots something being built in town that gives her a brand-new idea. Could Joy build her own perfect patch of shade? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 10: /oi/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘joy’, ‘annoys’, ‘boil’, ’enjoys’, ‘points’.