Description The Picnic . Kim, Rod, Meg, Ben, and Sam meet up to have a picnic. But a special guest is hungry, too! Rick Gets It . Ella and her dog, Rick, go to the park to play fetch, and they get themselves into a pickle. The phonemes /h/r/ are featured in this title. Level 2 - Red books introduce simple letter-sound combinations. As each set of letters is introduced, children are encouraged to use their new knowledge to sound out and blend words. For example, they will learn to blend the sounds s-a-t to make the word sat.