Description: Gus plays in the mud and has to get in the tub in this engaging book that uses delightful illustrations, fresh text, and challenging words to help beginning readers practice their early reading skills and recognition of short U words.
Brief description: Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed.D., has been in education for more than 40 years as a classroom teacher and educational author and publisher. An award-winning author, she has written many educational resources and previously served as managing editor, editor-in-chief, and vice president at several leading educational companies. Barchers is past president of the board of directors for the Associated of Educational Publishers.