The Nice Mice in the Rice

"Cleary's imaginative, often humorous text and Miskimins' vibrant cartoon-like digital illustrations featuring animals and children make this a standout reading primer that is also well suited for English-language learners."

"Cleary does a masterful job of explaining such potentially dry topics as 'long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs' and 'inflectional endings' by using comic, incongruous situations to get his point across. . . In his introduction, Cleary states that: 'The bridge to literacy is one of the most important we will ever cross. It is my hope that the 'Sounds Like Reading' series will help young reade