Rat on a Mat: early reader
Graeme Wilkinson
Paperback
(Independently published, Jan. 11, 2019)
There is a bad rat in the kitchen looking for food. Spotting some cheese high up on a table, Rat cannot reach it. However, Rat will do anything to get it. Will this bad rat succeed? Rat on a Mat is designed and tailored for first-time readers who are taking their very first steps into reading. Rat on a Mat uses short simple sentences and 3 letter phonic words and focuses on the middle vowels, a, e, i, o, and u for the words used on the story. Accompanied with bright funny pictures it spurs a child’s interest in reading.With Rat on a Mat beginner readers will build confidence and enjoyment through reading. There is also a story guide at the end for parents to ask their children about the story to check reading comprehension and promote further thought and discussion about the characters, morals in the stories, and how the story is relatable to them.