Description The Little Blossom Stories use phonics and decodable patterns to engage early readers. Britt and Beth's dog, Champ, is sad because his favorite ball is missing. Britt and Beth look everywhere and finally find the ball. Champ is happy. The book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Practice CVC, CCVCC, CCVC, & CVCC words. Includes digraph sh, th & wh, blends br, tw, sw, bl & st, vowel teams ay & oo, and diphthong oy.