Kelly Kangaroo Kisses Kevin Koala

Baby Kelly lives inside her mother’s pouch. When she is brave and wanders away from her mother, she meet Kevin, a baby koala. They become friends and play together every day. One day Kevin wonders how it would be to get inside Kelly’s mom’s pouch. When he sees her mom taking a nap, he slips inside. Kevin is in for the ride of his life. Kelly’s mom thinks it is her and begins hopping away. She screams when she realizes it is Kevin inside. Kelly is so glad Kevin is safe, she gives him a great big kiss. Kevin wipes off the yucky kiss, but Kelly just kisses him again.
This is book fourteen of thirty-one books in the First Phonics series by Betty Ward Cain. It helps a student learn the sound of a “K.” This program has been used in the classroom for many years with a lot of success in teaching kids to read.