2013 Silver Medal Winner! – Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards – Reading Skills & Literacy An imaginative journey of sounds that prepares young children to read. When children learn all the sounds made by each letter, they take a giant leap toward becoming strong readers and spellers. From Denise Eide, author of Uncovering the Logic of English, this playful introduction to the sounds of the alphabet opens the door for children to hear, say, recognize, and read the single-letter phonograms. But wait! The single letters of the alphabet do not tell the whole story of English. Discover the sounds of forty-nine multi-letter phonograms in Whistling Whales and Knitting Knights by Denise Eide! These delightful books, whimsically illustrated by Ingrid Hess, are sure to be read-aloud favorites!