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Chickadee Readers
My First Stories Bundle (Sets 1-4)
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Chickadee Readers teach your kids to love reading.
The Chickadee Bundle features all four of the My First Stories boxed sets. It also includes a deck of Pre-K Phonics flashcards (covering short vowels, long vowels, and every consonant), plus a Map to Reading poster to track your child’s progress (complete with 40 unique stickers).
The bundle is designed for rising kindergarteners who are ready to learn to read, or for 1st-graders who would like more reading practice. The books progress slowly and steadily through basic phonics: over the course of the four sets, the books move from Lexile Measure 80L to 560L. Your child will learn short vowels, long vowels, and consonant blends, and then practice putting all of it together to make long stories. Along the way there’s plenty of review, so everything your child learns stays learned.
With colorful illustrations, rollicking stories, and whimsical characters, the Chickadee Bundle will nurture a lifelong love for books.
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How Chickadee Works
Classic Illustrations
Remember when kids books were well-drawn? Our kids deserve better than throw-away, black and white stick figures and lazy artwork. Each reader is beautifully illustrated by Mark Beauchamp.
Story Grip
Just because a story is for kids doesn't mean they have to be dumb. Chickadee set out to engage young kids with real stories with beginnings, middles, and ends.
Stair-step phonics
Every story and every book builds on the last. With lessons carefully crafted by highly experienced teachers, Chickadee sets a manageable pace of learning.
Chickadee teaches your kids how to sound out words by focusing on key phonics sounds and moving from simple to more complex sentences — without boring the new reader!
Real learning. Real fun.
We've packaged 60+ years of teaching experience into 4 sets of readers that engage kids and parents alike.
Chickadee makes step-by-step phonetic teaching easy and produces long-term reading confidence.
Kids love Chickadee. So do parents!
Created by two long-time teachers who wanted a better way to teach reading
Jan and Anita have spent their lives teaching kids to read. They realized the "best" options available are either out of print, poorly illustrated, or just plain confusing for kids.
Their innovative Chickadee Readers reflect the teaching methods they've perfected over the last four decades!
The Chickadee Guarantee
We promise Chickadee will teach your child to love reading with our books.
If you and your kids don't love Chickadee Readers, all you have to do is send your set back for a full refund.
We’ll even pay for return shipping!
Chickadee Readers: My First Stories Set 1: Short Vowels
My First Stories Set 1 features ten lively stories filled with friendly characters and funny illustrations. Simple short vowels provide the perfect starting point for your young reader.
In the set:
- Cat, Bat, and Hat
- Dad and the Lads
- Big Red and Ted
- Go to Bed!
- The Big Swim
- Six Kits Hid
- Tom Can Hop
- Oz the Odd Dog
- Rub and Tub
- Rus and Gus
Enjoyment Level:
Pre-K to 1st Grade
Reading Level:
Kindergarten
Lexile Measures:
80L to 310L
Chickadee Readers: My First Stories Set 2: Long Vowels
My First Stories Set 2 features ten more stories with your favorite characters back for new adventures. Long vowels expand your child's reading skills by building on sounds they already know.
In the box:
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Jake and the Snake
- Ike, Pike, and the Bees
- Oz and the Bone
- Duke Duck
- I Can Not Eat Peas
- The Tale of the Big Snake
- Tom Likes Pizza Pie
- Mole, Toad, and Goat
- Three for Tea
- Baby Sue
Enjoyment Level:
Pre-K to 1st Grade
Reading Level:
Kindergarten
Lexile Measures:
140L to 400L
Chickadee Readers: My First Stories Set 3: Consonant Blends
My First Stories Set 3 features ten more stories with some first-time friends joining your old favorites. New consonant blends combine with familiar vowels to unlock a library of vocabulary.
In the set:
- Sh, Do Not Make a Peep
- Buster Bob Dreams Big
- I Hear Snore, Snore
- Mother's Day
- The Smart Dragon
- A Train Ride
- Bub and Tub in the Tree Fort
- In the Deep, Deep Sea
- The Pet Store
- Oz Tries to Trick
Enjoyment Level:
Pre-K to 1st Grade
Reading Level:
Kindergarten
Lexile Measures:
250L to 470L
Chickadee Readers: My First Stories Set 4: Long Stories
My First Stories Set 4 features ten complex stories that give your child the chance to show off their reading skills. After completing this series, your child will be a new-fledged reader!
In the set:
- Pet Parade
- The Hummingbird
- The Perfect Trip
- Ten Little Wood Ducklings
- In A Big Red Barn
- Willy the Wonder Dog
- Frogs in the Bathtub
- Six Kits Go to School
- The Porcupine and the Skunk
- Chickadee at the Window
Enjoyment Level:
Pre-K to 1st Grade
Reading Level:
Kindergarten
Lexile Measures:
360L to 560L
Engaging early reader bundle praised for "fun" and "funny" stories that motivate children to read independently. Customers love the quality illustrations and find them superior to competitors. "Production quality is great," say shoppers. One concern: italic font flourishes can confuse beginning readers. Highly effective for homeschool reading instruction.
As a homeschooling mom i’m completely in love with this little library the hands-on learning ability with my little ones with the interactive map making learning exciting and fun this is so worth it. We absolutely love.
Amazing product. Did a reel to show how well they are teaching my 2 year old her sounds. I’m very impressed!
We’ve tried other early readers, but Chickadee Readers makes it step-by-step and stress-free. The confidence it’s given my child is priceless. My child’s vocabulary has grown, and I can see her joy in reading growing too.
This set is perfect for preschoolers. I got it for my toddler classroom and was happy to see it also came with flash cards! The pictures are good and the stories are great. Thank you so much!
I received the Chickadee Readers my first stories and they are so wonderfully packaged with great easy to follow along content that makes young readers feel successful!
Absolutely loved this started box! Super cute and loved the flashcards and the calendar to keep track of what you read.
Perfect for little ones! If you think to buy it, do it!!
My five year old has been sounding out letters a lot lately and I decided to get this set to help encourage learning to read at home. I’m just two weeks he already can sound out beginner words. Great little beginner set.
Great set for my 5-year-old who is learning to read! It is easy and fun; we love the maps.
My toddler absolutely loves the Chickadee Readers series! The books are engaging, funny, and just the right length to keep his attention. He especially enjoys the flash cards — they’ve become part of our daily routine and make learning feel like play. One of our favorite features is the comprehension questions at the end of each book. They really help us reinforce what we’ve read and check his understanding in a fun way. I’ve also noticed a big improvement in his recognition of sight words since we started using this set.
These books are a great start to our grandchildren’s reading library. They can practice letter sounds, letter recognition and phonics. The illustrations are bright and fun! The words in the books are easy to read. I think they will be easy for our grandson (who’s 3) to pick up on as we repetitively read these stories with him. He’s enjoys using the flashcards and sounding out each letter. AND a
Plus is that the book set comes with ideas and tips on how you can use the flashcards and books effectively.
We've been using these readers for about two weeks now in our homeschooling. My child is excited to read these. I haven't come across another easy reader set like this. The stories are engaging and fun to read and listen to!
Cut and easy to read. My son loves it. Love the illustrations.
I have a seven year old boy who is a reluctant reader. We have tried several different readers with him. Most are either boring or throw in too many words the child isn't ready for. This set is both interesting to read and manages to stay on his level. He really enjoys these books.
These readers are like zuchinni bread. Fun and tasty illustrations and stories but the nutritional value of reading practice is there!
Stories are actually fun and illustrations are good! I love how the characters recur again in different levels of books. These are pretty boy friendly too. They’ve got treehouses and flat tires and yes there was a tea party, but overall not so “domesticated” that an adventurous boy can’t get into the story. :-)
Just what I was looking for in a quality reader set.
My 4.5 yr old has been showing major interest in learning how to read. We've used the Lovevery pre-reading kit for a little while now so she's very familiar with letter sounds and breaking down words. These books are FAB for her. We haven't gone beyond the first set (short vowel sounds) but it's totally building her confidence in reading! I'm glad I bought this bundle.
I got these to encourage my first grader to read independently- these have helped to build her confidence, and we get lots of laughs from the stories too!
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We love Chickadee! My son is enjoying making his way through the series and loves putting his sticker on the map when he masters each book. Thanks for making engaging, quality early readers!
Totally recommend these books for new readers!!!
I got these for my 6 year old who's learning to read. He found the stories engaging and loved the pictures. I have found a lot of introductory readers to trend more feminine in topic and illustration style and he wasn't super interested, but he really liked these. Having the sticker map also creates a great visual aid for progress with markers along the way. We've set a prize for when he earns all the stickers.
Fun to read!
These books are so precious! I was excited about the phonics flashcards as well but am disappointed in them - It would be a great improvement if the flashcards had uppercase and lowercase on them as well as included beginner blends. Thank you so much for creating this set!
Our son has been reading one a night for about 5 months now and we are really seeing progress. My one very valid complaint is that the font that is used in the books makes the lower case k look like a capital R, in that it makes that loop. That has been very confusing for him. And honestly, I do think a font that doesn't have that should be used. Many of the kids reading this are already struggling and throwing that loop at them is one more unnecessary obstacle to overcome.
We were in a bit of a slump, and I ordered these because my friends recommended them to me. The day they arrived, my kindergartener read 3 stories, and confidently told her dad “I can read!” when he came home. She’s excited about reading again, and has shown much improvement in her lessons. If you homeschool, these are a great resource!
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