Little Sprouts is a collection of engaging decodable books for beginning readers. With inviting full-color illustrations, they provide beginners with practice in specific phonics skills. The aim is to make a child's first steps into reading as simple as possible in order to build confidence and enjoyment. The first 10 books in this set offer the following decoding skills: single consonants, short vowels, consonant /z/ sound spelled s, initial and final consonant blends, inflectional ending - s. The next 10 books in set offer the additional decoding skill of final double consonants