Chapter Books – Page 2

Len Bug and Jen Slug invite children to explore the natural world in this third adventure. Building on short vowel mastery, Book 3 continues to reinforce all five short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) through charming insect protagonists and thematic stories. Words like at, hats, met, Jen's, Len's, in, hid, slid, hot, nut, huts, fun, bug, and slug provide ample practice with these foundational sounds. The nature themes create a warm learning environment where children feel supported in their growing reading skills. By the end of Book 3, readers have developed strong competence with short vowel sounds, preparing them for the exciting transition to more advanced phonetic patterns.

Jake the Snake: Book 4 $9.95

Jake the Snake slithers into readers' hearts as Book 4 introduces the silent 'e' pattern. This pivotal book transitions young readers from short vowels to the silent 'e' sound changes, showing how words like take, made, came, name, and Jake (a–e pattern), like, Mike's, wide, wife, fine, inside, and time (i–e pattern), nose, woke, holes, homes, and moles (o–e pattern), and rude (u–e pattern) transform when a final 'e' is added. This crucial milestone unlocks a whole new level of phonetic understanding. Through familiar characters and engaging stories, children discover how the final 'e' changes word sounds, building reading independence. The touching narratives continue to celebrate nature and animal life while mastering this essential decoding strategy.

Tim's Boat: Book 5 $9.95

Set sail with Tim in this engaging fifth book, which introduces vowel digraphs (ee, oa) alongside silent 'e' reinforcement. Book 5 represents an important shift in phonetic complexity as readers encounter new sound patterns like bee, see, tree, three, feet, green, deep, sleep (ee digraph) and toad, boat, moat, soak, and floats (oa digraph). These vowel combinations mark a significant step toward reading fluency. The water-themed adventures and vivid nature imagery make learning these new sound patterns a joy. Children who master the ee and oa digraphs in this book, while reinforcing their silent 'e' knowledge, are well on their way to reading with true confidence and independence.

Kay and Jay: Book 6 $9.95

Kay and Jay bring the series to a satisfying conclusion as readers encounter the ai and ay vowel combinations. Book 6 consolidates all previous learning – short vowels, silent 'e', and earlier digraphs – while introducing these final vowel patterns through words like air, tail, mail, pail, hail, rail, frail, trails, snails, rain, wait (ai digraph) and Kay, Jay, stay, play, and gray (ay digraph). These patterns prepare young readers for independent reading beyond the series. With their engaging personalities and playful outdoor adventures, Kay and Jay show children that reading opens doors to endless possibilities. A wonderful celebration of how far emerging readers have come, this final book in the series leaves children confident, capable, and eager to keep reading.

The Secret Pet: Book 1 $16.95

The Secret Pet follows the delightful Early Reader Series of books also written by Shelley Davidow. In this first chapter book, we meet again several of the characters from the introductory series, most notably the boy Tim and Jake the magical snake. Tim and Jake become fast friends, both of them deciding that they simply must be together. This entails Tim sneaking Jake into his home, since Tim's mother is not very fond of snakes, and into school, where pets really aren't welcome. Through their adventures, they both discover some truths about the differences between life in the wild and life in a home, and how it is that we change our habits and inclinations out of love for one another. A perfect chapter book for young readers who are learning to decode consonant and vowel blends, punctuation meaning and sentence structure. The book focuses on vowel teams such as ea, ie, oe, ue, digraphs, open and closed syllables and more.

The Secret Wish: Book 3 $16.95

The Secret Wish concludes the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow. In this third and final chapter book, we meet Josh, whose favourite book holds more magic than he ever suspected. When the two tiny characters from its pages escape into his room, very much alive and full of mischief, Josh finds himself pulled into an adventure he could never have imagined. Sliding slugs, crazy crickets and darting fish are just the beginning, as the two tiny kids make Josh an unlikely part of their world. Through the mayhem and mishaps, Josh discovers that sometimes the best stories are the ones you end up living yourself. A perfect final chapter book for young readers building confidence with consonant blends and digraphs, including qu, sh, th, wh, gl, sl, bl, gr, tr and more.

The Secret Door: Book 2 $16.95

The Secret Door follows the beloved phonetic chapter book series written and illustrated by Shelley Davidow. In this second chapter book, we return to the world of nine-year-old Mina, her sister Jo, and their neighbour Tim, whose extraordinary pet snake, Jake, is never far from the action. When a mysterious sound in the night leads Mina on an unexpected adventure, she discovers a secret that takes her far beyond her backyard and into a world she never imagined. Along the way, she and her friends must face danger, make difficult choices, and learn that courage often means stepping through a door, even when you don't know what's on the other side. A perfect next chapter book for young readers building confidence with vowel patterns, digraphs and multisyllabic words. It focuses on long vowels, diphthongs and the combinations ar, or, er, ir, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw and ea.