Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Samuel packs for a vacation. The book features long "u" sounds with ue, ew, ui, u_e, ou, & oo, and uses a combination of sight words and long-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Includes CVC, CVCe, and CVVC patterns, blends cr-, scr- & sw-, and digraphs ch-, -ck & sh-.