In my writing career, I’ve been lucky. I have had the opportunity to write a lot of fun, exciting books, from graphic novels about space aliens to chapter books about monsters. I especially enjoy writing silly stories, and nothing I’ve published yet quite tops the four books in my Sound It Out! series for pure goofiness. Each of these outlandish stories focuses on one letter blend, which helps set up a lot of silly word play.
Blake Has the Blues: What do you get when you combine the letters b and l? You have the bl sound. It lets you sing the blues, curl up in a blanket, and blow a harp with a blue jay.
Chocolate Chimpanzees: What do you get when you combine the letters c and h? You have the ch sound. It lets you swing through the trees with chocolate chimpanzees, chuckle at a funny joke, and join a chicken on a quest for cheese.
Sheila the Shy Sheep: What do you get when you combine the letters s and h? You have the sh sound. It lets you meet a shy sheep, sip a milkshake, and hush a toothy shark who is hungry for some relish.
The Story of Stanley and Steven: What do you get when you combine the letters s and t? You have the st sound. It lets you tell a story, stomp around, and sing about some monsters.