Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Jayden finds a lost ball. The book features long "a" sounds with -ay, -ai, & a_e, and uses a combination of sight words and long-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Includes CVC & CVCe patterns, blends pl-, tr-, -nd, & bl-, R-controlled vowel -ar, and vowel teams oo, ee, & igh.