Why decodables work
A child who is learning to read needs wins they earned themselves. A decodable book is built so those wins keep coming: short words, known patterns, and no surprise vocabulary that forces guessing from the pictures. Every Smart Kidz Club decodable states exactly what it practices, the vowel sound, the patterns (like VC and CVC), and the sight words it allows itself, so a parent always knows what tonight's book is teaching.
Start here: kindergarten decodables (ages 3 to 5)
Six favorites from the 42-book kindergarten set. A child can read a new book at the same level every night for over a month without repeating.
Read Along BookPup in the Mud
by Smart Kidz Club
Pup in the Mud
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 21 pages, 175 words, about 3 minutes
Pup loves mud a little too much, and the dash to the tub is the story. It practices the short u sound in one-syllable words, a favorite first decodable.
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Read Along BookMy Mat
by Smart Kidz Club
My Mat
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 145 words, about 3 minutes
Short a words in VC, CVC, and CV patterns, with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten sight words only. At 145 words and about 3 minutes, it is a gentle first read.
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Read Along BookThe Pup in the Tub
by Smart Kidz Club
The Pup in the Tub
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 180 words, about 3 minutes
Short u practice in VC and CVC patterns. It pairs naturally with Pup in the Mud, and at 180 words it is still a 3-minute read.
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Read Along BookNo Nap
by Smart Kidz Club
No Nap
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 16 pages, 120 words, about 3 minutes
Built on the letter n and the n sound. Every parent of a nap-fighter will feel seen.
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Read Along BookPig and Pup
by Smart Kidz Club
Pig and Pup
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 120 words, about 3 minutes
The letter p and the p sound in CVC words. Short enough for a tired beginner, complete enough to feel like a real book.
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Read Along BookFun on the Farm
by Smart Kidz Club
Fun on the Farm
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 23 pages, 250 words, about 4 minutes
Ben spends the day with friendly farm animals who nap, peep, rub, hop, and play, from a fat cat on a mat to a pig in the mud. Every word uses short vowel sounds and simple VC and CVC patterns, so a beginning reader can sound out nearly the whole story.
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Next step: 1st grade decodables (ages 5 to 7)
Four favorites from the 47-book 1st grade set, where blends, digraphs, and longer vowel patterns join the story.
Read Along BookEd and the Egg
by Smart Kidz Club
Ed and the Egg
Ages: 5 to 7 years | Grade: Grade 1 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 150 words, about 3 minutes
A trip, a peck, and a big surprise at the hen house. It practices short e with blends and digraphs, and kindergarten plus first-grade sight words.
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Read Along BookBack in Class
by Smart Kidz Club
Back in Class
Ages: 5 to 7 years | Grade: Grade 1 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 160 words, about 3 minutes
A whole school day with Miss Black: math, snacks, and a story about a cat. Short a practice with blends and digraphs.
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Read Along BookChicken is a Champ
by Smart Kidz Club
Chicken is a Champ
Ages: 5 to 7 years | Grade: Grade 1 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 180 words, about 4 minutes
Chicken loves cheese and eats faster than anyone, until a special chip raises the stakes. Built on the ch digraph.
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Read Along BookA Knight with Fright
by Smart Kidz Club
A Knight with Fright
Ages: 5 to 7 years | Grade: Grade 1 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 205 words, about 3 minutes
A brave knight with one big fear: dragons in the sky. Longer vowel patterns for readers who are ready to stretch.
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Growing readers: 2nd grade decodables (ages 5 to 7 and up)
Three favorites from the 30-book 2nd grade set. Readers who finish this set are ready for our Level 2 Easy Readers across the whole library.
Read Along BookLake Day
by Smart Kidz Club
Lake Day
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 7 to 9 years | Grade: Grade 2 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 25 pages, 655 words, about 8 minutes
Nathan, his mom, a muddy lake day, and a surprise visit from a speedy train. Long a patterns with ai and ay.
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Read Along BookTrouble at the Fair
by Smart Kidz Club
Trouble at the Fair
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 7 to 9 years | Grade: Grade 2 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 26 pages, 830 words, about 8 minutes
Claire and Maisy, a stuck ride, and a friend who saves the day. A real little chapter of a story, still fully decodable.
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Read Along BookThe Squire at Twilight
by Smart Kidz Club
The Squire at Twilight
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 7 to 9 years | Grade: Grade 2 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 26 pages, 1000 words, about 10 minutes
A young squire, a quiet castle evening, and a mystery at the gate. Proof that decodable does not have to mean babyish.
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The full kindergarten set: 42 books
Every kindergarten decodable, with the sound pattern it practices. Start anywhere in the list.
- Big Bee Box It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'b' and phoneme /b/ consonant sound, patterns CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- Bob Is Not Hot It uses one-syllable words with the short /o/ vowel sound, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 21 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- Bob on the Job It uses one-syllable words with short /o/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 130 words | 3 minutes
- Brad Can Do It It uses one-syllable words with mixed blends, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 185 words | 4 minutes
- Chad and Rich It uses one-syllable words with consonant digraph ch, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 3 minutes
- Crab and Frog It uses one-syllable words with r-blends, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- Dog Digs It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'd' and phoneme /d/ sound, CV and CVC patterns, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- Duck on a Dock It uses one-syllable words with consonant digraph ck with phoneme /k/, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- Ed and Ted It uses one-syllable words with short /e/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 3 minutes
- Fat Cat It uses one-syllable words with short /a/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, CV, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- Fun on the Farm It uses one-syllable words with short /a, e, i, o, u/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 23 pages | 250 words | 4 minutes
- Gus It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'g' and phoneme /g/ sound, patterns CVC and CV, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- I Got Mad It uses one-syllable words with grapheme 'm' and phoneme /m/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 130 words | 3 minutes
- Jan and Jim It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'j' phoneme /j/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 105 words | 3 minutes
- Ken Has a Kit It uses one-syllable words with grapheme: k phoneme /k/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 110 words | 2 minutes
- Kim Hid It uses one-syllable words with short /i/ vowel sound, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 4 minutes
- Kip and Ned at Bat It uses one-syllable words with a short vowel sound, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 165 words | 3 minutes
- My Dog Lad It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'l' phoneme /l/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- My Mat It uses one-syllable words with short a vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, CV, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- No Nap It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'n' an phoneme /n/ sound, patterns CV, CVC, and VC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 16 pages | 120 words | 3 minutes
- Pig Can Sit! It uses one-syllable words with a short /i/ vowel sound, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 21 pages | 205 words | 5 minutes
- Pig and Pup It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'p' and phoneme /p/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 120 words | 3 minutes
- Pup in the Mud It uses one-syllable words with short /u/ vowel sound, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 21 pages | 175 words | 3 minutes
- Rob the Rat Runs It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'r' and phoneme /r/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 130 words | 3 minutes
- Seth and Lin It uses one-syllable words with voiceless consonant digraph th, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 125 words | 3 minutes
- Six Sit in the Sun It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 's' and phoneme /s/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 110 words | 3 minutes
- Stop Spot! It uses one-syllable words with s-blends, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 115 words | 3 minutes
- Ted's Red Bed It uses one-syllable words with short /e/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- The Big Black Ship It uses one-syllable words with consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, ck, and qu, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 170 words | 3 minutes
- The Cat with the Car It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'c' with the phoneme /k/ sound, patterns CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- The Flag Plan It uses one-syllable words with l-blends, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 110 words | 2 minutes
- The Fox and the Fan It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'f' and phoneme /f/ sound, CVC patterns, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- The Hog and the Hat It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'h' and phoneme /h/ sound, patterns CVC and CV, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only
- The Pup in the Tub It uses one-syllable words with short /u/ vowel sounds, patterns VC, CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 180 words | 3 minutes
- The Queen and her Quill It uses one-syllable words with consonant digraph qu, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 160 words | 3 minutes
- The Shell Shop It uses one-syllable words beginning with the consonant digraph sh, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- The Vet Van It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'v' and phoneme /v/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 115 words | 2 minutes
- This is Show and Tell It uses one-syllable words with voiced consonant digraph th, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 15 pages | 100 words | 2 minutes
- Two in the Tub It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 't' and phoneme /t/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 16 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- What is That? It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'w' and phoneme /w/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 115 words | 2 minutes
- Yak Says Yes It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'y' and phoneme /y/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 100 words | 2 minutes
- Zee and Zep at the Zoo It uses one-syllable words beginning with grapheme 'z' and phoneme /z/ sound, pattern CVC, and pre-kindergarten & kindergarten sight words only 17 pages | 170 words | 3 minutes
The full 1st grade set: 47 books
Every 1st grade decodable, with the sound pattern it practices.
- A Knight with Fright It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'igh', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 205 words | 3 minutes
- Abby's Trip to the Shops It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflectional ending with -s, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 225 words | 4 minutes
- At Sue's House It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ue', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 15 pages | 165 words | 3 minutes
- At the Farm It uses one- and two-syllable words with R-controlled 'ar' words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 3 minutes
- Back in Class It uses one- and two-syllable words with short /a/, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 160 words | 3 minutes
- Ben Cooked It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflectional ending -ed, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 160 words | 3 minutes
- Call to Eat It uses one- and two-syllable words with double final consonant ll, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 185 words | 3 minutes
- Chicken is a Champ It uses one- and two-syllable words with ch digraph, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 180 words | 4 minutes
- Class at the Beach It uses one- and two-syllable words with initial l- blends, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 215 words | 5 minutes
- Classes with Lucas and Emma It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflectional ending with -es, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 3 minutes
- Cliff's New Car It uses one- and two-syllable words with double final consonant -ff, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only
- Did You Know? It uses one- and two-syllable words with final blends with -s, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 225 words | 5 minutes
- Drew's Pet Newt It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ew', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 165 words | 3 minutes
- Duke the Good Dog It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed CVCe long vowel words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 210 words | 4 minutes
- Ed and the Egg It uses one- and two-syllable words with short /e/, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 150 words | 3 minutes
- Fish and Chips It uses one- and two-syllable words with sh, ch, th, ck, and qu, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only
- Frank Wants Help It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed final blends, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 5 minutes
- Jack's Sack It uses one- and two-syllable words with ck words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 180 words | 4 minutes
- Jane's Bake Sale It uses one- and two-syllable words with CVCe long a words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 215 words | 4 minutes
- Jazz Gets Some Zzs It uses one- and two-syllable words with double final consonant zz, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 3 minutes
- Jean at the Farm It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ea', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 210 words | 3 minutes
- Jim and his Kit Jim has a special kit, and he can do big things with it! From helping pigs to fixing rips, see all the ways Jim uses his wish-come-true! This decodable is for beginner readers
- Joan's Animals It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'oa', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 3 minutes
- Lee Visits Farmer Keen It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ee', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 185 words | 3 minutes
- Mike and Miles It uses one- and two-syllable words with CVCe long i words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 3 minutes
- Molly Has New Glasses It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflectional ending with -s and -es, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 170 words | 3 minutes
- My Little Brother It uses one- and two-syllable words with initial r- blends, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 205 words | 5 minutes
- Pick Up Day It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed inflectional endings, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 205 words | 03 minutes
- Rose and Cole Go Camping It uses one- and two-syllable words with CVCe long o words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 195 words | 3 minutes
- Skunk Sings It uses one- and two-syllable words with glued sounds with -ng and -nk, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 4 minutes
- Stan Makes a Mess It uses one- and two-syllable words with initial s- blends, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 200 words | 4 minutes
- Stop That Dog! It uses one- and two-syllable words with short o, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 185 words | 3 minutes
- Stuff to Do It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed double final consonants, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 180 words | 4 minutes
- Thad Was Sick It uses one- and two-syllable words with voiceless th digraph, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 200 words | 4 minutes
- The Boat Crew It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed vowel teams, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 215 words | 4 minutes
- The Day at the Bay It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ay', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first grade sight words only 17 pages | 170 words | 3 minutes
- The Kids in My Class It uses one- and two-syllable words with double final consonant ss, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only
- The Mule Who Could Fly It uses one- and two-syllable words with CVCe long u words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 15 pages | 140 words | 3 minutes
- The Princess and the Dragon It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed beginning and final blends, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 230 words | 05 minutes
- The Quail on a Quest It uses one- and two-syllable words with qu, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 215 words | 4 minutes
- The Store It uses one- and two-syllable words with R-controlled 'or' words, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 175 words | 3 minutes
- The Trail It uses one- and two-syllable words with vowel team 'ai', patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 3 minutes
- This Lad Jack It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed vowel patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 160 words | 3 minutes
- Tuck's Bad Luck It uses one- and two-syllable words with short u, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 155 words | 3 minutes
- Walking in the Zoo It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflectional ending -ing, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 190 words | 3 minutes
- What is for Lunch? It uses one- and two-syllable words with final digraph blend -nch, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 185 words | 4 minutes
- What is in the Shed? It uses one- and two-syllable words with digraph sh, patterns VC and CVC, blends, digraphs, and kindergarten and first-grade sight words only 17 pages | 210 words | 4 minutes
The full 2nd grade set: 30 books
Every 2nd grade decodable, with the sound pattern it practices.
- A Fish That Makes You Laugh It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'augh', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 730 words | 7 minutes
- A New Friend It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'ew', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 685 words | 6 minutes
- An Author's Haunted Story What happens when a ghost who loves the heat haunts a poor family in the middle of summer? One author uses his steamy day to dream up the perfect spooky tale with a twist that just might warm your heart! This decodable is for
- Animal Hockey Team It uses one- and two-syllable words with -ey, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only
- Ball Games at Recess It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'al', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 780 words | 7 minutes
- Bryce's Cleanup at the Creek It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed long vowels, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 845 words | 8 minutes
- Charlie's Busy Week It uses one- and two-syllable words with consonant digraphs ch, tch, sh, th, and wh; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 875 words | 10 minutes
- Circus Clowns and Glitter Gowns It uses one- and two-syllable words with l-blends bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, and sl; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 825 words | 9 minutes
- Home on the Farm It uses one- and two-syllable words with long o, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 740 words | 7 minutes
- How to Draw It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'aw', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 27 pages | 660 words | 7 minutes
- I Spy Snails and Slugs It uses one- and two-syllable words with s-blends sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, scr, str, spr; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 775 words | 9 minutes
- Isabella's Choice It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'oi', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 770 words | 8 minutes
- Keith Goes Shopping It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'ei', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 755 words | 7 minutes
- Lake Day It uses one- and two-syllable words with long a phonemes including ai, ay, and a, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 25 pages | 655 words | 8 minutes
- Out in the Field It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'ou', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 810 words | 8 minutes
- Prince Troy's Voyage It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'oy', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 745 words | 8 minutes
- Professor Mom It uses one- and two-syllable words with change y to i -ed and -es endings, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 960 words | 9 minutes
- Sunny Day at the Beach It uses one- and two-syllable words with long e-e, ea, ee, and y, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only
- The Cooking Crooks from the Woods It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'oo', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 920 words | 9 minutes
- The Magical Cruise It uses one- and two-syllable words with long u (u, ue, ew, ui), patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 960 words | 9 minutes
- The Robot Who Looked Like a Boy It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflection ending -ed, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 745 words | 9 minutes
- The Spider Web It uses one- and two-syllable words with long i, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 715 words | 7 minutes
- The Squire at Twilight It uses one- and two-syllable words with initial blends tw, thr, qu, squ; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 1000 words | 10 minutes
- The Triplets Make Breakfast It uses one- and two-syllable words with r-blends br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, and tr; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 780 words | 9 minutes
- The Winning Horse of the Contest It uses one- and two-syllable words with double consonant ending -ed and -ing, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 920 words | 9 minutes
- The Witch's Camp It uses one- and two-syllable words with final blends -dge, -tch, -nd, -nt, -mp; patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 995 words | 12 minutes
- Trouble at the Fair It uses one- and two-syllable words with 'air', patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 830 words | 8 minutes
- Wishes for a Dog It uses one- and two-syllable words with inflection ending -es, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 26 pages | 940 words | 10 minutes
- Working on the Bike It uses one- and two-syllable words with mixed CVCe, patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 27 pages | 665 words | 7 minutes
- Ying, Yang, and Yung It uses one- and two-syllable words with final blends -ng (-ing, ang, ong, ung); patterns with blends, digraphs, and first and second-grade sight words only 27 pages | 850 words | 10 minutes
How to use this list at home
- Listen first. Let the narration carry the story once, with your child following the words as they light up.
- Read it together. Your child sounds out the words, and you help only when a word truly sticks.
- Read it solo. Same book, next night. Repetition at the same level is the method, not a shortcut.
- Move up when it is easy. If your child reads a level without effort two nights in a row, the next level is ready.
Questions parents ask us
What is a decodable book, in plain words?
A story a beginning reader can actually decode. The words use only the sounds and patterns the child has been taught, plus a small set of common sight words. Nothing on the page requires guessing.
How are these different from leveled readers?
Leveled readers are sorted by general difficulty and often include words a beginner cannot sound out yet, which pushes guessing from context or pictures. Decodables are sorted by the sounds they practice, and each of ours states its patterns right in the book description.
My child is in kindergarten. Where do we start?
With Pup in the Mud or My Mat, then work through the kindergarten set in any order. At three minutes a book, one or two a night builds the habit without a fight.
Can my child listen before they can read at all?
Yes, and it helps. Hearing a real human voice read the words while they light up on the tablet builds the sound-to-letter map that decoding later depends on. That is the whole point of a read-aloud decodable.
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