With whimsical illustrations and simple text, the Time To Read books are guaranteed to help beginner readers practice skills and develop confidence. The fifteen stories in Time To Read encourage a love of reading with basic letter sounds, easy words, and engaging characters. Parents and educators (both classroom and home) will find that these books can truly be utilized with very young children who are in the early stages of learning phonics. Designed to aid in teaching a beginning reader, the Time to Read books can be used with almost every "learn to read" textbook. They are especially compatible with reading programs geared toward the average parent, ordinary homeschooling teachers, and step-by-step reading lesson programs. They're the ideal companion text for a homeschooling language arts curriculum for both Pre-school and Kindergarten aged children, or for school children who need reading practice and confidence in their reading ability. In the "Long Vowels" book, beginning readers will encounter simple sentences designed to build proficiency. PAT MADE A CAKE. CHIP HAD A BIKE. Children will delight in these silly stories and quaint drawings as they practice with the building blocks needed to become independent readers.