The very first sound most readers meet: cat, hat, bat, map.
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Plus a few words readers learn by heart: a, the, in, on, of, and, is, no, my, has, had, can, will, what, where, up, to, into, past, for, hi.
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Cat sees a bat at the window and bursts off the mat in a streak of motion. Past a hat, past a bag, past a pan, past a fan, past a van, past a ram, past a crab — Cat tears through the house and into the yard. Where did the bat go? A hush, then — there! The bat is hanging on the porch lamp. Cat skids to a stop. They look at each other. Pals.
15 pages · uses: cat, nap, tap, bat, hat, bag, pan, fan, van, ram, crab, lamp, clap
[NAME] can't find their favorite hat. Is it in the bag? No. In the pan? No. In the van? On the map? No, no, no. Cat has a plan — Cat dashes up to the tall floor lamp. There, hanging from the lamp, is a tiny bat wearing [NAME]'s hat! With a gentle pat, [NAME] gets the hat back and the bat gets a new pal.
14 pages · uses: hat, bag, pan, van, map, cat, lamp, bat, hand, clap, nap
[NAME] is taking a big orange yam to Gran's house. On the path, a cat asks "Can I have it?" — No! A bat asks — No! A ram asks — No! A crab asks — No! [NAME] holds tight and races up the path to Gran. Gran is delighted. She rewards [NAME] with a pan of warm jam. Glad and full, [NAME] takes a nap on Gran's lap.
15 pages · uses: yam, cap, bag, cat, bat, ram, crab, pan, jam, nap
[NAME] is sound asleep when — TAP! TAP! TAP! — a mysterious sound wakes them up. Is it a cat? No. Is it a ram? No. Is it a crab? No. The tap-tap-tap keeps going. [NAME] gathers courage and extends a hand toward the window. The reveal: a tiny friendly bat wanting to be let in! New pal, peaceful nap.
13 pages · uses: tap, nap, lamp, cat, ram, crab, hand, bat, clap
[NAME] is at the beach building the world's best sand castle. Pat, pat, pat — UP, UP, UP it grows. Then a tiny crab scuttles right through and the castle tumbles! [NAME] sits in the wreckage, sad. Then [NAME] has an idea — they pat the sand patiently again, and this time they extend a hand toward the crab. Together [NAME] and Crab build a new castle, taller than ever, and plant a tiny flag on top.
14 pages · uses: crab, sand, bag, pan, hand, flag, clap, nap
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