Decodable Books for Kids

A list of books and resources to assist emerging readers in developing their skills

Updated October 7, 2024
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A link to sets of phonics books that GVPL has to offer

The bake sale : four phonics stories
Rae, Elspeth
Paper Book
Key Selling Points This decodable book includes features to accommodate struggling or dyslexic readers, such as comic-book-style illustrations, a highly-readable font with ample spacing, and shaded paper to reduce contrast between text and paper--all of which make this series more...

A link to sets of decodable books that GVPL has to offer

Carrie's surprise : the sound of hard C
Meier, Joanne D.
Paper Book
Learn about the sound of the hard C, as Carrie and her father make a cake and card for Carrie's mom's birthday.
Isaac on the farm : the sound of long I
Minden, Cecilia.
Paper Book
Learn about the sound of long I, as Isaac visits his grandparents' farm and enjoys making pies, riding in a tractor, and playing with his friend Ira.
Kella's kitten : the sound of K
Meier, Joanne D.
Paper Book
Learn about the sound of the letter K, as Kella gets a new kitten Kippy and learns to love him.
Scarlet and the ring : with four phonics stories
Rae, Elspeth
Paper Book
A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children with dyslexia or other language-based learning difficulties find reading success. While Meg and Greg are visiting Greg's family on Stardust Island they find themselves searching for one lost or missing item...
Frank and the skunk : with four phonics stories
Rae, Elspeth
Paper Book
Key Selling Points This decodable book includes features to accommodate struggling or dyslexic readers, such as comic-book-style illustrations, a highly-readable font with ample spacing and shaded paper to reduce contrast between text and paper--all of which make this series more...
Phonics comics. Volume 21, issue 1, A tale of too many cites
Wax, Wendy
Paper Book
Exhilarating adventures, daring heroes, magic, time travel and much, much more! Each cool 24-page comic book feature three exciting, phonetically decodable stories. Developed and leveled with the help of reading specialists, these 6" x 9" paperbacks are easy to read and hard to put down! Fountas and...
Phonics comics. Volume 18, issue 2, Battle at Mount Kamado
Weiss, Bobbi J. G.
Paper Book
Exhilarating adventures, daring heroes, magic, time travel and much, much more! Each cool 24-page comic book feature three exciting, phonetically decodable stories. Developed and leveled with the help of reading specialists, these 6" x 9" paperbacks are easy to read and hard to put down!  

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