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Content for Pre-K - 1

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 0 - 2



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Siblings Mark, Emma, and Adam are afraid to go to the dentist. With Mark in the chair as the brave older brother, Dr. Lee shows all of them that they have nothing to fear. As she teaches the kids how to properly care for their teeth, they learn some surprising news about “good guys” (saliva) and “bad guys” (germs) living right in their mouths! With fun rhymes repeated throughout, the story teaches students how to keep the good guys strong and how to fight the bad guys to keep their smiles bright and healthy for a lifetime.

Story Length: 1,170 Words

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Content for Pre-K - 1

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 0 - 2



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Bug Off!

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
Illustrated by: Antonio Nilo
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Linda Helgevold, 3rd Grade Teacher

Matt didn't like bugs! In fact, he wished they would all just bug off. One day, while Matt was trying to eat lunch in his backyard, four bugs came to visit him. They bugged him, of course, and worse than that, they wouldn't leave! Matt had no choice but to listen to what they had to say and was quite surprised with what he learned! Bug Off! is an "Early Reader" story presented in rhyme for Stage 1 and 2 readers.
Story Length: 1,151 Words
28 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 28
Download File Size: 1,483 kb

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Content for Grades K - 2

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3

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Surprise! Uh-Oh! Oh, No!
Lessons in Character

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Linda Schwartz
Illustrated by: Bev Armstrong

Mr. Fritz is a teacher who has a birthday coming up! His students want to give him a surprise party, but it seems like a lot of work for a class of young frogs to plan and put together a party. They soon learn, however, that by working together and pooling their ideas, the workload for each one becomes much less and the fun factor becomes much greater. Not only is it possible to carry out the plan, it’s quite enjoyable! But when Mr. Fritz breaks his arm, will all their well-laid plans go to waste? Not to worry! These young frogs have become so good at thinking as a team and organizing themselves that they soon come up with a great idea to save the day. The last chapter of this story is written all in rhyme!
Story Length: 908 Words

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Content for Grades K - 2

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3

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The Three Goats Gruff
Go to the Greener Side

A timeless tale adapted to
Playbook® Format
Written by: Krista Lundgren
Illustrated by: Len Gatdula

Most everybody knows the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Well, this story presents a funny and healthy twist and a dose of green vegetables, too. The troll is the same, always hungry and not very bright, but there are only two billy goats because the third is a girl! Sister Gruff has a clever plan to teach the ugly troll a lesson or two. Not only does she trick him into letting herself and her brothers cross the bridge, she educates him and the readers about the value of eating vegetables and that they darker green they are, the healthier they become. With a surprise ending, kids will love the story and the nutrition lesson, too.

Story Length: 1,776 Words

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Content for Grades K - 2

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3

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Play A Song For Us!

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

An enchanted group of musical instruments have arrived at a new unfamiliar place. As they look out from a stage into the dark, they hear a small voice asking them to play a song. Eager to please this little voice, each instrument tries to comply all it once, but only to become a group of separate and single off-key noises. As the little voice coaches them to each play more than one musical note, the instruments begin to learn their capacity for rhythm, melody, and even harmony. As they begin to work together, more voices and faces start to appear in the audience to encourage them. By the end, a full audience has appeared to listen to their magnificent concert!

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Content for Grades K-3

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3

I Want My Room Back!

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
Illustrated by: Len Gatdula
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Linda Helgevold, 3rd Grade Teacher

Timmy’s room was a mess! It was dusty and dirty and cluttered with everything imaginable. His mother warned him what could happen if he continued to ignore the mess. But did Timmy care? Not one bit! In fact, when one dust bunny showed up at the foot of his bed, Timmy wasn’t worried at all. One little ball of dust certainly couldn’t do any harm. It was only when Stinky, Lost, and Broken moved in that Timmy started to worry. By then, of course, it was too late. The unwelcome guests quickly took over his room. Would Timmy ever be able to get his room back?
Story Length: 2.005 Words
25 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 25
Download File Size: 1,076 kb

Content for Grades K-3

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3



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Mini-Costume Kit™ Available

Going to the park for a picnic was a nice, normal thing to do. Nothing ever happened at the park, especially at this old, rundown park in Appleton. But Nikki and Shawna were in for a very unusual surprise. A simple ride on a merry-go-round took them much farther than they ever could have imagined. It brought them to the future! Arriving at their strange destination, they encountered an extraordinary individual, a talking squirrel, who urgently needed their help. Nikki and Shawna agreed to make changes in their own time to save the squirrel family in the future, but they would need the help of the whole community. Would the community join together? If so, all they needed was time.
Story Length: 3,244 Words
31 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 31
Download File Size: 1,726 kb

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Content for Grades 1-3

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 3

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Mini-Costume Kit™ Available

Dr. Fox and the Nosy Pig

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Joanna Horn
Illustrated by: Cara Brull and Liliane Grenier
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Jan Abbott, 5th Grade Teacher

This is the story of Pugsy Pig and his very big nose. Pugsy is unhappy because he doesn't look like the other animals on the farm. At the suggestion of his animal friends, Pugsy visits Doctor Fox who tries several times to make the pig's nose smaller. Pugsy's first new nose looks like a chicken's beak and his second, like a goat's nose! Will Pugsy be happier if he looks like someone else, or is it better to be himself?
Story Length: 2,597 Words
23 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 23
Download File Size: 1,094 kb

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Content for Grades 1-3

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 4


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Mini-Costume Kit™ Available

Doing the Dinosaur Dip

An Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Nancy D'Aleo-Russey
Illustrated by: Sheryl Rogers
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by:: Amanda Hayes, 1st Grade Teacher, Linda Helgevold, 3rd Grade Teacher

Rex T. Rex, Sammy Stegosaurus and Aria Allosaurus play in their own rock and roll band. Sammy and Aria keep telling Rex T. Rex that he needs to practice the band's new songs, but Rex seems to think he doesn't need practice. Rex would much rather watch TV and listen to his favorite rock star, Triple T. Triceratops. When the band performs at a sold-out show, will Rex be ready?
Story Length: 1,162 Words
17 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 17
Download File Size: 721 kb

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Content for Grades 1-3

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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 1 - 4
Also available in Spanish and Dual Spanish/English



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