Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Clearys wacky sentences and Jason Miskiminss colorful art will make phonics fun!Book 1 The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug A Short Vowel Sounds BookBook 2 Stop, Drop, and Flop in the Slop A Short Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant BlendsBook 3 The Nice Mice in the Rice A Long Vowel Sounds BookBook 4 The Frail Snail on the Trail A Long Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant BlendsBook 5 The Thing on the Wing Can Sing A Short Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant DigraphsBook 6 Whose Shoes Would You Choose? A Long Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant DigraphsBook 7 The Peaches on the Beaches A Book about Inflectional EndingsBook 8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled VowelsAlso by briAn P. CleAry Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book Math Is CATegorical series Words Are CATegorical seriesMILLBROOKJTHE BuG IN THE JuG WANTS A HuGA ShORT VOWeL SOundS BOOKBRIAN P. CLEARY Illustrations by JASoN MISkIMINSSOUNDS LIKE READINGCLeARY1THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKJ Millbrook Press/MinneapolisBrian P. Clearyillustrations by Jason MiskiminsConsultant: Alice M. MadayPh.D. in Early Childhood Education with a Focus in Literacy Assistant Professor, Retired Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of MinnesotaA Short Vowel SoundS BookText copyright 2009 by Brian P. Cleary Illustrations copyright 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.Millbrook Press A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.Website address: www.lernerbooks.comLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCleary, Brian P., 1959The bug in the jug wants a hug : a short vowel sounds book / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Jason Miskimins ; consultant: Alice M. Maday.p. cm. (Sounds like reading)ISBN 978-0-7613-9503-4 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. English languageVowelsJuvenile literature. 2. English language PhoneticsJuvenile literature. 3. ReadingPhonetic methodJuvenile literature. I. Miskimins, Jason, ill. II. Maday, Alice M. III. Title. PE1157.C54 2009428.13dc22 2008012766Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 BP 14 13 12 11 10 09 to Mrs. Voorhees, my kindergarten teacher in Mission, kansas B.P.C.eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-5194-8Dear Parents and Educators,As a former adult literacy coach and the father of three children, I know that learning to read isnt always easy. Thats why I developed Sounds Like Readinga series that uses a combination of devices to help children learn to read. This book is the first in the Sounds Like Reading series. It uses rhyme, repetition, illustration, and phonics to introduce young readers to short vowel sounds. Starting on page 4, youll see three rhyming words on each left-hand page. These words are part of the sentence on the facing page. They all feature short vowels. As the book progresses, the sentences become more challenging. These sentences contain a “discovery” wordan extra rhyming word in addition to those that appear on the left. Toward the end of the book, the sentences contain two discovery words. Children will delight in the increased confidence that finding and decoding these words will bring. Theyll also enjoy looking for the mouse that appears throughout the book. The mouse asks readers to look for words that sound alike.The bridge to literacy is one of the most important we will ever cross. It is my hope that the Sounds Like Reading series will help young readers to hop, gallop, and skip from one side to the other!Sincerely, Brian P. ClearyLook for me to help you find the words that sound alike!Pamjamham4Pam had some jam on her ham.Can you find three words that sound alike?bunsun fun6The bun had fun in the sun. Can you find three words that sound alike?8kid lidrid Can you find three words that sound alike?The kid got rid of the lid.10henden pen Can you find three words that sound alike?The hen in the den has a pen.12DothotcotCan you find the word that sounds like Dot, hot, and cot?Dot got hot on the cot.hoglogdogCan you find the word that sounds like hog, log, and dog?14A hog on a log by a dog wants to jog.16vetwetpetCan you find the word that sounds like vet, pet, and wet?The vet will get the pet wet.18catfatratCan you find the word that sounds like fat, cat, and rat?A fat cat sat on a rat.20EdbedredEd is fed on a red bed.Can you find the word that sounds like Ed, red, and bed?22pigwigdigCan you find the word that sounds like p