Shopping for a pet, the missing pie, a rainy day train ride, a team dream, and fixing stuff with duct tape. These five stories will introduce your child, ages 4-8 to long vowel teams: ue, ie, ea, ai, oa and more. This vocabulary focuses on decodable words with rhyming patterns so your child can build skills in a gradual manner. Stories engage you and your child with problem-solution formats, literacy skills, and loads of related activities for the whole family; including internet searches, science activities, crafts, and word games. Character building themes include: considering options in decision making, working toward goals, problem solving, making healthy fast food choices, and helping others. These decodable stories and phonics games build on the skills from other books by Jane Wilson, and are appropriate for readers at about a first grade level. However, they can be enjoyed by struggling readers of all ages, including teens or adults. Enjoy this opportunity to give your child the gift of reading!