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At the Farm, a Preschool picture book cover At the Farm

Preschool · First words

At the Farm

Written and illustrated by PlayOwl

Peg is in the hay. The hens can not see her. Nan can not see her. But a big cow wants a snack!

  • 9 pages
  • 42 words
  • Short read
For grown-ups: what this book practices, and where it comes from

What this book practices

A first book with one short line on every page. Peg plays hide-and-seek in the hay until a hungry cow gives her away. Short e and short a words (Peg, hens, pets, Nan, can, at) and the sight words the, is, in, on, a, see and no.

Level
First words: One short line on each page
Phonics focus
short e, short a, three-sound words
Themes
Animals, Family, Humor
After the story
A short activity checks understanding, then a prompt to tell a grown-up about the book.

Levels are PlayOwl's own design guidelines for each grade, not a certified reading level. In I'll Read, PlayOwl records that a child turned every page; it cannot hear whether the words were read.

Credit and rights

Written and illustrated by PlayOwl.

Cover
Drawn in code for PlayOwl in 2026 with the Read with Olly illustration kit. Original work owned by PlayOwl.
Illustrations
Drawn in code for PlayOwl in 2026 with the Read with Olly illustration kit. Original work owned by PlayOwl.
Narration
Spoken by the reader's own device voice. PlayOwl ships no recording. No recorded work exists.
Text
Written for PlayOwl in 2026. An original story; it does not retell any existing book. Original work owned by PlayOwl.

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