A Picnic for Kit: A Decodable Chapter Book for Graphic Novel Fans (Pat & Pals)

Pat and his pals return in the sixth installment of the Pat & Pals series! This time, they bring you a hilarious chapter book in a vibrant graphic novel style titled, A PIcnic for Kit: A Decodable Chapter Book for Graphic Novel Fans

Perfect for beginning and struggling readers, such as those with dyslexia, this story features decodable text based on a limited number of previously learned phonics rules. With single and multisyllabic short vowel words and comic illustrations, readers of all ages will enjoy making progress without feeling overwhelmed.

Alongside this engaging decodable story, the book includes sections designed to assist educators and parents. These sections feature vocabulary words, discussion ideas to enhance reading comprehension, and suggestions for connecting reading and writing.

If you love Hot Chips, Mad Fish & Other Tales, Can Ten Pigs Fit in a Tub?, Bed Hog & Other Tales, Fox Trot & Other Tales, Jill & Pat's Egg Shack, and Pat & Pals Decodable Readers Theater Scripts, this new one won’t disappoint! Follow along with the latest adventures of Pat and his pals!

Sue Marasciulo is an elementary special education teacher and a certified Wilson Reading System instructor, specializing in evidence-based, structured literacy. Frustrated by the lack of decodable books featuring mature, high-interest storylines for her readers with dyslexia, she began crafting her own stories. She quickly noticed her students' enthusiasm for the graphic novel format and leaned into it, creating engaging tales that made decoding practice feel like an adventure.That spark never faded. In retirement, Sue channeled her classroom-honed creativity into Pat & Pals Decodable Graphic Novels-a series designed for all ages to build confident, joyful readers with stories that respect both the science of reading and a child's imagination.A South Carolina resident, Sue shares her home with her husband, Al, and their two rescued dogs, Scrappy Doo and Sunny. She is a proud mom to three sons-Matt, Greg, and JP. Greg, a professional wrestler with AEW, occasionally pulls Sue into the spotlight; fans know her best for rolling up in her famous white van for surprise on-screen appearances!