Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Today is Piper's birthday and her dog pals join in for a dog party. The book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Word lists include blends and digraphs. Practice CVC, CVCC, CCCVC, and CVCe words. Includes digraph th, blends bl, cl, pl, scr, & tr, vowel teams oo & ea, and R-controlled vowels or, ar, ir, and er.