I Like to Win!Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1999 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 Ariel, a winner in anybodys book C. S.For Simone and Finn D. H.Special thanks to Raynor Suter Hardwre, Mattituck, NY, and to Julianna Carlson.e-ISBN 1-58824-469-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Simon, Charnan.I like to win! / Charnan Simon ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 1)Summary: Trouble arises between a brother and sister because she always wins the games they play, but then she discovers that she does not have to brag or win all the time.ISBN 0-7613-2062-8 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2087-3 (pbk.)1. Winning and losing Fiction. 2. Brothers and sisters Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.S5874Il 1999 Edc21I Like to Win!By Charnan Simon Photographs by Dorothy HandelmanI like to win!And when we play, I win a lot. It makes my day.I like to win! I run so fast.89I do not miss . . .10or come in last.But what is this? Now you are mad?You will not play?161718That makes me sad.20You will not play? That can not be!22It is not fun when its just me.2324We make a plan.25Now when we play, you dont get mad or run away.28I do not yell or brag to you.30I like to win and you do too!31Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in I Like to Win.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: but, can, fun, get, lot, mad, not, run, sad, win.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: brag, plan.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: fast, just, last.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. In this story, double consonants appear in the short-vowel words miss, will, and yell.Sight Words Sight words are those words that a reader must learn to recognize immediately_by sight_ instead of by sounding them out. They occur with high frequency in easy texts. Sight words not included in the above categories are: a, and, are, be, come, day, do, I, in, is, it, like, make, me, my, now, or, play, so, that, this, to, too, we, what, when, you.