Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over

by Kimberlee Gard ; illustrated by Sandie Sonke

Age Range: 5 – 8

The vowels, little a, e, i, o, and u, know they are different from the other letters, so they hesitate to join in the playground games, but when the consonants try to form words, they realize just how impossible that is without the vowels. With some encouragement from little y, a letter who belongs to both groups, the vowels join the fun and use their sounds to make words we all love. With anthropomorphized letters as the characters and fun visualizations of words with and without their vowels, Red Rover, Red Rover, Send a Vowel Over is the perfect gift for teachers or parents of new readers!

Snoozapalooza

by Kimberlee Gard ; illustrated by Vivian Mineker

Age Range: 5 – 8

When a sleepy mouse finds a prime napping location, other animals join in, one by one up, counting up and rhyming until their heap has reached TEN friends, including: -a mouse -a snail -a mole -a chipmunk -and more! This is an adorably illustrated and memorable forest slumber party tale!

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The Mighty Silent e

by Kimberlee Gard ; illustrated by Sandie Sonke

Age Range: 5 – 8

The other letters don’t even notice he’s gone at first, but when c, a, and k try to form a word for dessert, they realize that no matter what they do, they can’t make it work without their silent friend.

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The Day Punctuation Came to Town

by Kimberlee Gard ; illustrated by Sandie Sonke

Age Range: 5 – 8

There’s a new family in town: the Punctuations! When Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period, and Comma join the letters at school, they form words like Wow! and Why? and Yes. But Comma isn’t sure where he belongs. He just seems to get in the way. Is he really important?

Kids, parents, and teachers will enjoy this latest installment in the Language Is Fun series. With colorful illustration and clever wordplay, The Day Punctuation Came to Town is a wonderful introduction to punctuation and the important role it plays in language.

The Little i Who Lost His Dot

by Kimberlee Gard ; illustrated by Sandie Sonke

Age Range: 4 – 8

Little i can’t wait to meet his friends at school, but there’s just one problem: he can’t find his dot anywhere? Each letter offers a replacement—an acorn from Little a, a balloon from Little b, a clock from Little c—but nothing seems quite right. Adorable illustrations teach alphabet letters and sounds with a surprising and satisfying ending to Little i’s search.

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