Ross and Gus want to try to top what the other can do! Beginning readers will be entertained with this delightful phonics book that uses bright images and simple text in a story made up of sight words and words with short O sounds. Young children will enhance their reading and phonemic skills as they use and recognize short O sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging words. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short O sounds.