Lily Sprout lives on her family's farm where she helps feed the animals and look after the crops. When a new donkey named Drew arrives at the farm, Lily is worried as he seems so sad and grumpy. Grandma agrees and asks her nephew, Matthew, who has lots of donkeys, for advice. Can Matthew help cheer Drew up? (Letter-sounds featured: long /oo/ -ew /y+oo/ ew) The Grumpy Donkey is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 5-6.
