The Mat and the Bug
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Pub Date Apr 24 2026 | Archive Date Jun 24 2026
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Description
This funny story starring a mat and a smug bug helps kids learn to read.
The mat wants the bug on the bug rug, but it just won't go!
Follow along to see what happens!
Perfect for Emergent Readers at home or in the classroom!
In The Mat and the Bug, Author Kelley M Likes and Illustrator Lauren Blunck invite children to learn and practice -ug words in a groovy kind of way.
INCLUDES 15 FLASHCARDS!
Kids ages: 4, 5, and 6
Grades: Pre-K and Kindergarten
Emergent Reader
Lexile Level 100L
Decodable Book
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798889020530 |
| PRICE | $6.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 48 |
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Featured Reviews
John L, Reviewer
Suitably light-hearted phonetics volume regarding -ug words, with a whimsical drama regarding a bug that seems to do anything but sit on the "bug rug" – the true nature of which provides a laugh for the adult sharing this, at least. Can the narrator get their wish that the smug bug is snug on the bug rug? It's for extremely young readers, of course, and serves them well, although the illustrations really are at quite a basic level, and once again there's no true indication of any 'Mat' in this. Thus endeth the smug plug – I dug this.
Stefanie B, Reviewer
Excellent book for emerging readers. The rhyming is helpful. My son will be in second grade next school year and this was a great review for him. There were a few words he hadn't seen before but was easily able to figure out because of the rhyming and photos.