Meg and Greg: Scarlet and the Ring

A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children with dyslexia or other language-based learning difficulties find reading success.

While Meg and Greg are visiting Greg’s family on Stardust Island they find themselves searching for one lost or missing item after another! Join Meg, Greg, cousin Martha and a puppy named Scarlet as they discover the thief who took off with a precious garnet ring at a farmers’ market, find and catch a horse named Popcorn who got lost in a forest, save a surfer who fell from his board and got badly hurt and chase an escaped teddy bear dangling from a helium balloon at a fun fair.

Meg and Greg: Scarlet and the Ring is the fourth book in the Meg and Greg series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. Inside you'll find four stories that focus on words with r-controlled vowels. For the first time in the series, readers will also be introduced to multiple spellings for a single sound.

Praise for the Meg and Greg series:

“A thoughtfully designed storybook adds another helpful tool to the box for readers who need support.” —Kirkus for Frank and the Skunk

“A unique approach to high-interest texts for reluctant burgeoning readers, this book offers phonics fun wrapped in serious research-based success.” —School Library Journal for A Duck in a Sock

“The stories offer both flashes of humor and plenty of action to drive the instructional intent.” —Booklist for A Duck in a Sock

Elspeth Rae has a BEd from Simon Fraser University and is a teacher certified in using the Orton-Gillingham approach to teach children of all abilities to read and spell. She especially enjoys working with children with dyslexia and other language-learning difficulties. Elspeth was diagnosed with dyslexia at age eight and received Orton-Gillingham instruction during her school years. She works as a literacy specialist in the public school system and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and three children.

Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer and editor. She is the award-winning author of several nonfiction books for children, including Why We Need Vaccines, Salmon and Upstream, Downstream. Rowena writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia, which she shares with her two book-loving children.

Elisa Gutiérrez is an award-winning designer, author and illustrator. Her book Picturescape was shortlisted for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, and was honored by the Alcuin Society, which has recognized Elisa's work many times. Elisa has been designing books for almost 25 years and specializes in book design for children. Born and raised in Mexico City, Elisa lives in Vancouver with her family.

• Top Grade: CanLit for the ClassroomCommended 2023

Elspeth and Rowena are sisters who believe in a world where all children learn to read with confidence and have the chance to discover the pleasure of being lost in a good book.

Elspeth Rae is a teacher certified in using the Orton Gillingham approach to teach children with dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties. She lives with her husband and three children in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Rowena Rae is a children’s writer and editor living with her two children in Victoria, British Columbia.

Elisa Gutiérrez is an award-winning children’s book designer, illustrator and author with a passion for language and literacy. Originally from Mexico City, she lives with her husband and two children in Vancouver, British Columbia.