Words That Sound the Same

This playful picture story follows Max on a trip to the zoo, where a zooming monkey surprises him by stealing his lunch. With one word per page and bright, colorful illustrations, early readers follow the action while hearing and practicing the /z/ sound as they learn the letter Z.

This playful phonics story follows Max through a busy animal office, where he works alongside funny coworkers whose names all start with O—like ox, otter, and octopus. With one word per page and bright, amusing illustrations from their workday, children hear and repeat the short letter o sound /ɒ/, building strong sound–letter connections.

This playful story follows Max the astronaut as his rocket gets stuck on the moon, giving young readers lots of chances to hear and say the letter a sound /a/. Through bright space illustrations and simple single a words on each page children learn the /a/ sound while enjoying Max’s exciting adventure to cut his rocket free and fly home.

This is a simple, rhyming story for young children, focusing on everyday actions and easy-to-read words. It's great for early readers and teaches simple phonics.

A simple story for young children about a day filled with various activities, introducing new words and encouraging sound recognition.

A simple and engaging story designed to introduce young children to words starting with the letter 'S', focusing on sounds and basic vocabulary.

A simple and repetitive story designed for early readers, focusing on basic vocabulary and phonics. It follows an ant's journey onto a hot pan, introducing words like 'sun', 'ant', 'pan', 'hot', and 'ten'.

This playful picture story helps young readers learn the /kw/ sound as they follow Max sleeping quietly in his bed. The calm night is suddenly broken when a duck makes a loud QUACK!, giving children a fun and memorable way to hear and say the letter q /kw/ sound.

A simple story about a child's bus ride home, focusing on short, repetitive words and actions perfect for early readers.

A playful and simple story introducing children to words that start with the letter 'W', perfect for early language learners.

A playful and simple story where Max does not understand what the animals are trying to tell him, leading to a surprising and relatable conclusion about lunchtime.

In this playful phonics story, Max’s mum gives him a grocery list but the words are all mixed up! Each item has the wrong beginning or ending sound, and Max must use his reading skills to figure out what she really meant. Perfect for teaching early readers about beginning and ending sounds in CVC words.