Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Beth's Basketball Game in the Little Blossom Stories series uses curriculum based fiction to get children comfortable with reading--and excited about playing basketball. Each book in this series uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition and confidence. Practice CVC, CCVC, & CVCC words. Includes blends pl and mp, digraph th, and vowel patterns CVCe and ea.