Meg and Greg

Frank and the Skunk is the second book in the Orca Two Reads series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read or struggling to read and an experienced reader, following Duck in a Sock. The stories have special features to help a child with dyslexia or another language-based learning difficulty find reading success.

Besties Meg and Greg are off to sleep-away camp for the summer While partaking in your standard camp activities (swimming lengths and macram ) the duo also get stunk by a skunk, sing a song about a king and his mustang, pitch a thatch hut when they get stuck on a sleep-out, and make a mess in the lodge with a fresh batch of fudge So sit down and cozy up for another Meg and Greg adventure, this one focusing on the phonograms: nk, ng, tch and dge.

About the Authors

Elspeth Rae has a BEd from Simon Fraser University and is a certified Orton-Gillingham teacher for 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. As a certified teacher, she works as a literacy specialist in the public school system, where she teaches reading, spelling and writing to children ages five to thirteen. She lives in Vancouver with her husband and three children.

Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer and editor and a children's author. She writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia, which she shares with her two book-loving children.

About the Illustrator

Elisa Gutierrez is an award-winning designer, author and illustrator. Her book Picturescape was short-listed for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, was honored by the Alcuin Society and was the subject of a scholarly paper by the renowned Dr. Lawrence Sipe. Elisa has designed over 100 books and specializes in book design for children. Born and raised in Mexico City, Elisa now lives in Vancouver.