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Todd Parr Phonics Set Two: Features Blends and Digraphs 

This set of twelve colorful and fun decodable sixteen-page texts by New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr is perfect for K-1 students, and a great choice for any new reader. Designed with a dyslexic-friendly font, and accompanied by a progress chart, sticker sheet, and an instructional letter to caregivers and educators, this set is excellent for phonics practice at home or in the classroom.

Camila the Coding Star 

While at the beach with her family, Camila discovers a message in a bottle written in a secret code. Drawing on her knowledge of computer programming, she creates a code to decipher the message. The story includes educational notes on binary code and a glossary of Spanish terms used throughout the text.

Violet Goes Voting 

Violet accompanies her parents to the polls on Election Day, and as she sees her community come together to make their voices heard, she learns about the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Day of the Dead: Old Ways, New Ways 

It's the Day of the Dead, and time for a little girl's family to set up their ofrenda. This year, she wants to add pizza to their offering! Her brother likes that idea, and asks to add ice cream as well! Unfortunately for them, their parents only want to include tamales, in keeping with the old ways. 

The Unknown Knight 

In the eighth book in the phonics-based, decodable Meg and Greg series, Meg and Greg go on a vacation in England, and four new stories introduce readers to silent letters, soft consonants and words ending in "le". Includes illustrations and worksheets. The series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. The stories in this book introduce silent letters, words ending in "le" and words with soft c's and g's.

Salma Keeps Her Word 

When her grandmother visits from Syria, Salma struggles to keep up with Tita's Arabic--and Tita doesn't want to learn English. Even worse, Tita seems disappointed in Salma. Salma is eager to share her life with Tita, but speaking to each other feels harder than ever. With her own creativity and help from her friends, including jokester Ayman and kind Granny Donya, Salma discovers all the ways we can communicate without words--from a backgammon tournament, to body language, to music--and what Arabic means to her family, her community, and herself.