Download warm, fully illustrated stories as A4 PDFs, or read them together in the browser. Six focus on early letter sounds and short vowels; two are gentle companion reads for comprehension and shared reading. Every book is free, with no account, email gate or ads.
A decodable reader limits its words to letter-sound patterns a child has already learned. Instead of guessing from the picture, the child can look at each letter, say the sounds and blend them into a word.
The staged books below identify their focus sounds and call out a few high-frequency “tricky words” that may need grown-up help. Start with a stage your child can read with effort but without constant rescuing; confidence matters more than racing ahead.
The first six are phonics-led. The final two work best as read-together stories rather than strictly decodable texts.
A six-page first read using the earliest letter sounds and a small, repeating word set.
A six-page take-turns story that repeats a compact set of short-A words to build confidence.
An eight-page short-A story built almost entirely from plain three-sound words.
An eight-page short-E chase story, with support for a few tricky words and simple endings.
An eight-page short-O story for readers moving beyond the first six letter sounds.
An eight-page short-U story that revisits familiar sounds and introduces a simple consonant blend.
A warm den-building story rich in short-vowel words, designed for shared reading and discussion.
A read-together mystery for counting, number order, comparisons and comprehension.
Stop while the reading still feels successful. Repeating a familiar book is useful practice, not a step backwards.
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