A boy and his pet dragon go to story time and take out books from the library. These Beginning-to-Read books by popular author Margaret Hiller capture the imaginations of beginning readers and help them on their way to independent reading. Each book in this series includes a miniature teaching guide in the back with a note to the caregiver in the front that helps the reader take as much away from the book as possible, including phonetic and vocabulary exercises. This book can be paired with A Visit to the Library, its twin text nonfiction counterpart. Research cites that twin texts help encourage the enjoyment of reading while capitalizing on students’ fascination with facts and is a part of Common Core State Standards. Reading reinforcement pages include a word list and activities to strengthen early literacy skills, such as understanding the craft and structure of informational text, key vocabulary words. This pre-primer book contains high-frequency and sight words. Teacher resources include reading activities to strengthen phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Beginning Reader with word list.