"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty examples of long vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

Short sentences emphasize the long 'i' sound alongside large photographs.

In text emphasizing the short 'e' sound, a number of objects are listed with large photographs alongside.

In text emphasizing the long 'u' sound, a number of objects are listed with large accompanying photographs.

In text emphasizing the 'br' blend, a number of objects beginning with 'br' are listed with large photographs alongside.

In text emphasizing the 'bl' blend, a number of objects starting with 'bl' are listed with large photographs alongside.

In text emphasizing the short 'o' sound, a number of objects are listed with large photographs alongside.

In text emphasizing the 'dr' blend, a number of objects beginning with 'dr' are listed with large photographs alongside.

"Little d has an adventure with items beginning with her letter's sound, such as dolls, ducks, dogs, and a dozen donuts."--Provided by publisher.

"It's time to pick up the mess. What will get picked up? Find out in this A-level decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses a combination of short-vowel words and sight words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story...Includes author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides"--