Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Piper develops a mysterious itch and visits the vet for a solution. 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, CCVCC, CCVC, CVCC, & CVCe words. Includes digraphs ck, th, sh & wh, trigraph tch, blends sk & sm, R controlled vowel er, and diphthongs ow & ou.