Decodable Reader 57 Sam and Max Written by Marta Janns Illustrated by Dan Vick What is your dream? You can be a teacher, an actor, a sailor—or anything! Phonics Skill Vowel /ô/: aw lawn 64 paws saw draws yawns Sam likes to walk his pet Max. It is against the rules to walk on the lawn. Sam and Max walk on the sidewalk instead. 66 Max needs a bath every week. Sam keeps Max’s fur clean. He cleans Max’s paws. 67 Sam saw Max run away one day. Sam tried to call him. 68 But Max did not stay away for long. He came back. Max ran on the lawn. He licked Sam’s face. 69 Max is Sam’s best friend. He goes anywhere Sam goes. Max can do fun things. He can shake Sam’s hand! 70 Sam draws pictures of Max. Max has big ears and big paws. Max looks happy in Sam’s pictures. 71 Decodable Reader 58 Lee’s Snowy Day Written by Jackie Tyndall Illustrated by Josh Newport When Sam yawns, Max knows it is bedtime. Max curls up at the end of Sam’s bed. 72 Phonics Skill Short e: ea head ready breath heavy dead bread