Read Step into Reading: The Poky Little Puppy free for 7 days. £7.99/month after - less than a paperback.
Kristen L. Depken's Step into Reading version of The Poky Little Puppy is a bouncy first read for 5 year olds about five puppies who dig their way out for an adventure.
Dig, dig, dig! Under the fence they go. Then across the meadow, down the road, over the bridge and all the way up the hill.
At the top they count. One, two, three, four. Hang on. Where's that poky little puppy? (He's never where he's meant to be.)
Every line is only a few words long. There's lots of Run, run, run! and some brilliant sound words to say out loud. Pell-mell! Your reader will be joining in by the second go.
It's a stripped-down version of the original story, so it's all bounce and no fuss. The poky puppy has his own reasons for dawdling, too (and a big red strawberry is one of them).
The last line brings the joke right back round, and it's one your reader will spot straight away.
If they'd like another one from the same very short shelf, try The Shy Little Kitten. It's six kittens this time, plus a chubby mole, a shaggy puppy and a picnic on the farm.
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