The Hop and The Run: A CVC Phonics Book
Master Letter Sounds
The Hop and The Mud is a CVC phonics book that reinvents how kids learn to read. Most books separate phonics and sight words, but we combine them. This book is part of the Sight and Sound Book Series. Your child will sound out new words and recognize familiar ones while they explore vibrant scenes.
How to Get This Book
The Hop and The Run is available to purchase through Amazon. Use the following link to order: Click here to go to Amazon
Why Kids, Parents, and Teachers Love It
The Dual-Path Approach: We blend phonics and sight words to meet every child where they learn best.
Personalized Learning: This book meets every child where they are by blending phonics practice with sight word recognition. Learn more
Simple Phonics = Simple Word Building: This book uses Consonant-Vowel-Consonant decodable words like cat, dog, hop, and big. This means that each letter makes its expected sound. Children sound out words from beginning to end. Learn more
High-Frequency Sight Words: The book slowly and gently introduces the first 10 Fry words. There is one sight word bolded every two pages. These words make up 25% of all written English!
Repetition and Rhythm: Repetition across pages reinforces learning without drills. Fun patterns help children predict sounds and build confidence.
Engaging Design: Kids love to say the sounds out loud as they see the bright, vibrant, movie-quality illustrations. The images capture attention and keep kids engaged.
Reading Level and Book Focus
Reading Level: Pre-K and Kindergarten.
Best For: Kids learning to combine simple letter sounds.
Phonics Focus: Phonics, CVC words and short vowels.
Sight Words: Introduces the first 10 Fry words.
Main Goal: Simple sound blending.
Extra Goal: Early sight word recognition.
Main Theme: Backyard Fun
What Other Parents & Family Say
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEST EARLY READING book I've found!!! Phonics & Sight Words!
You should have seen the look on my face when my 4 year old picked up this book and began reading!! I was utterly astonished! I had never heard her read full sentences independently before! This video is of my four year old reading this book for the 2nd time!! How amazing!! There's definitely some magic to this! As a parent, I've often wondered if I lean more towards teaching my kids phonics reading or sight words. This book is perfect because it incorporates both and allows us to adjust to our kids needs. Omg so exciting! And the picutres are so fun!! My daughter wanted to finish the whole book and we sure did!! 10/10!
Mia, verified purchaser on Amazon.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for Struggling Readers
Was recommended these as great books to help struggling children learn to read. So, I gave it to my sister as a gift for my niece and nephews. She says they love them.
Eddie, verified purchaser on Amazon.
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The Mavericks Tales Story
As a parent, I could not find books that kept my kids interested while they learned. I started Mavericks Tales to change that. Our mission is to spark a love of reading in every child. Mavericks Tales makes reading feel like an adventure. We build early literacy skills with playful phonics, sight words, and seek-and-find books. We want every child to feel like a winning reader.