I Like MessElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1998 by The Millbrook Press, Inc.Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For Luan and her daughters, Alex and Emma M. L.Special thanks to Lands End, Dodgeville, WI, for supplying clothing.e-ISBN 1-58824-468-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataLeonard, Marcia.I like mess / by Marcia Leonard ; photography by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 1)Summary: Messy Tess cleans up her room to please Mom and Dad.ISBN 0-7613-2002-4 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2027-X (pbk.)1. Orderliness Fiction. 2. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.L54925Iaam 1998 E dc21I Like Mess Marcia LeonardPhotographs by Dorothy Handelman4I am Tess.5I like mess.78I like mess a lot. Oh, yes!10This is Jill.1112She is a pill.1314She says my mess makes her feel ill.She tells me to pick up my mess.But I just make more mess, not less.1920This makes Mom sad.22It makes Dad mad.23So I pick up to make them glad.26I sort. I pack. I dust.2728And then . . .30I make a big, big mess again!Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in I Like Miss.Short Vowels When two consonants surround a vowel, the sound of the vowel is usually short. This means you pronounce a as in apple, e as in egg, i as in igloo, o as in octopus, and u as in umbrella. Short-vowel words in this story include: big, but, lot, yes,Short-Vowel Words with Beginning Consonant Blends When two different consonants begin a word, they usually blend to make a combined sound. Words in this story with beginning consonant blends include: glad.Short-Vowel Words with Ending Consonant Blends When two different consonants end a word, they usually blend to make a combined sound. Words in this story with ending consonant blends include: dust.R-Controlled Vowels When a vowel is followed by the letter r, its sound is changed by the r. Words in this story with r-controlled vowels include: her, sort.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. Double- consonant words in this story include: ill, Jill, mess, pill, tells, Tess.Sight Words Sight words are those words that a reader must learn to recognize immediatelyby sightinstead of by sounding them out. They occur with high frequency in easy texts. Sight words not included in the above categories are: a, again, am, and, are, feel, I, is, like, makes, me, my, oh, says, she, then, this, to, up.