Ick And Crud - 7 Books

About The Author :

Wiley Blevins is an early reading specialist who holds a M. Ed. from Harvard. He taught elementary school in both the United States and South America, and was Director of Special Projects for Scholastic in New York City. Wiley has written and edited many phonics and reading materials, and is the author of Phonics from A-Z and Teaching Phonics and Word Study in the Intermediate Grades. He has also coauthored with Alice Boynton Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction, Nonfiction Passages with Graphic Organizers for Independent Practice, and the Navigating Nonfiction program. He lives in New York City.

Titles in this collection : 

Book 1: Ick’s Bleh Day

Ick is feeling down, under-the-weather BLEH! But lucky for him, his pal Crud is there to cheer him up.

Book 2: Mystery in the Barn

Something big is happening in the barn. The animals are all making a fuss. No good dog can resist the chance to sniff out the mystery.

Book 3: Going to the Vet

Bob is loading the car for a trip. Yippee! Ick and Crud love to take trips. But suddenly this trip doesn’t seem like it will be fun.

Book 4: The Big Crunch 

It’s another lazy day in the backyard, and Ick doesn’t want to explore the mysterious sound in the woods. But Crud has his back―or does he?

Book 5: First Day of School

It's time for Ick and Crud to start school. But who is really learning the lessons? Bob or the boys? Readers will relate to the setbacks and successes of the first day at school.

Book 7: The Big Snow

Ick and Crud are surprised when duty calls and they discover the first big snowfall of the season. It's fun to play in the white fluffy stuff. But then Bob takes the boys to Mrs. Martin's house to war.

Book 8: Who Did It? 

There's new mystery in the neighborhood. Miss Puffy's toy mouse is missing. Will Ick and Crud be blamed or will the doggie duo solve the CATastrophic crime?