A Note for Parents and Teachers A focus on phonics helps beginning readers gain skill and confidence with reading Each story in the Bright Owl Books series highlights one vowel sound for Wet Hen it’s the short e sound At the end of the book you’ll find two Story Starters just for fun Story Starters are open-ended questions that can be used as a jumping-off place for conversation storytelling and imaginative writing At Kane Press we believe the most important part of any reading program is the shared experience of a good story We hope you’ll enjoy Wet Hen with a child you love 1