The books are Phonics and Sight Word based. The books guide readers through the Foundations of Learning to Read. Book 1 teaches three Letter Word Families and Sight Words. Book 2 covers Long Vowels and Digraphs. Book 3 Covers Sounds Exceptions, Digraphs, Blends, and Controlled R Words. The books are filled with colorful illustrations. The characters in the stories entertain young readers and engage them in learning to read. When the readers read the stories they are at the readers level and the stories guide them meticulously through learning the various Word Families, Sight Words, and Phonics lessons. They teach reading through 3 Letter Word Families, Long Vowel Word Families, and Common Exceptions (Sound Exceptions, Digraphs, Blends, and Controlled R Words).The Author, Heather Ross, has a Masters in Elementary Education from UCLA and a Bachelors of Arts from UC Berkeley. She also has teaching credentials in both California and Ontario, Canada. She was a teacher and is a mother of three children.