Many parents and teachers know the challenge: finding books that beginning and struggling readers can actually read–and want to read.
That’s exactly why the Bad Cat series was created!
MOTORCYCLES. MUD. BIG TROUBLE.
Bad Cat loves to go fast—WAY too fast.
When Pop the Pig drives a big red tractor around the farm, Bad Cat is sure he can do it faster on his motorcycle. Soon, he is racing over ramps, grabbing things that are not his, and turning one bad idea after another into a giant muddy mess.
Bad Cat splashes, flips, crashes, and zooms his way across the farm. But the faster he goes, the muddier the trouble gets.
And when Bad Cat pushes too far…
Not the mud, Bad Cat!
With mostly short-vowel, easy-to-decode text including blends and digraphs, beginning high-frequency words, and more words per page, young readers get quick wins, build reading stamina, and keep turning the pages.
This fast, funny phonics adventure keeps kids reading with action-packed farm stories, manageable text, colorful illustrations, and one very bad cat who never knows when to stop.
Bad Cat Phonics Adventures — Stage 3
Short vowels + beginning high-frequency words + blends and digraphs
Build decoding skills, fluency, stamina, and reading confidence with funny stories designed for beginning readers.
WHAT’S INSIDE
6 decodable stories using mostly short-vowel words, blends, and digraphs
More words per page to help build reading stamina
Word review pages after each story
Comprehension questions and simple parent tips for teaching new words
WHY PARENTS & TEACHERS LOVE IT
Designed for beginning readers who are ready for more complex words and text
Gives children practice with decoding, fluency, and comprehension
Helps readers experience success without sacrificing humor or excitement
Encourages laughter, repetition, perseverance, and reading motivation
Short, engaging stories children actually want to read
Created by reading specialist and certified dyslexia therapist Margot DeBot
ABOUT THE SERIES
Bad Cat Phonics Adventures is a lively series of decodable books designed for beginning and struggling readers. Each stage gradually increases in reading complexity while keeping the stories short, funny, and highly readable.
Perfect for home, classroom, tutoring, and literacy instruction.
No dull drills. No endless worksheets.
Just Bad Cat—and fast, funny reading adventures.
Books kids want to read—and can actually read.
