DeRubertis, Barbara

Introduces the short "o" sound through a story about Foxy Fox, whose work-shy ways may cost him his job at the store.

After being scolded by his father for being too noisy, Bouncy Mouse forms a band that is a big hit at the county fair.

Introduces the vowel sound "i" through a rhyming story in which Bitty the fish wishes that Kim would buy a dish big enough to hold both her and a friend.