Budding Blossom Stories provide the first steps of independent reading, serving as a bridge between phonological awareness instruction and decoding written English, with a focus on initial sounds and high-utility, high-frequency words. This title in the Budding Blossom Stories series focuses on initial sounds g, m, s, and t and high-frequency words and, are, go, is, the, they, this, and to. Rich, colorful illustrations enhance the reading experience, providing content to discuss characters and settings in more depth.