Bear and Friends: A House for Mouse (Highlights Puzzle Readers)

Stories + Puzzles = Reading Success! Highlights Puzzle Readers offer an innovative approach to learning that integrates puzzles and stories to develop motivated, confident readers. These Level P books are perfect for kids just beginning to read simple sentences.

Mouse is looking for a new house, but everything Bear and Squirrel suggest isn't quite right. In this Level P Highlights Puzzle Reader, readers can join in the search for a house for Mouse and then find hidden letters throughout the book. The simple text has lots of picture support that will keep readers turning the pages, while the puzzle encourages re-reading. With a bonus matching activity to reinforce vocabulary, kids will love playing along in this forest adventure.

Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than 50 books of fiction and nonfiction for children, including Prudence the Part-Time Cow, A Chip Off the Old Block, It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!, Emergency Kittens, and more. When she's not writing, Jody can be found watching baseball or walking her rescue dog, Sophie. Visit Jody at jodyjensenshaffer.com or on Twitter @jodywrites4kids.

Clair Rossiter is an illustrator who lives just outside of London, in Sutton. She is the illustrator of the award-winning Nadiya's Bake Me a Story series, Crayola's A Colorful Book About Feelings series, and numerous other projects. Clair usually works on a very messy desk using gouache and colored pencils before finishing her illustrations digitally. She takes inspiration from maps and stories and enjoys creating images that are joyful and uplifting. Pop over to www.clairrossiter.com to see more of her work.