This book is for elementary students that require practice in reading comprehension skills. Book 1 is meant for 1st-2nd grades. Silly Stories came about because of a particular student. Comprehension was a challenge, and none of the stories I found in books resonated with her until we read a story about a woman buying a hat. The story was accompanied by a picture of several hats sitting on stands. This student immediately decided that the pictures showed hat cakes, and a joke was born. The picture did make the hats look like cakes! She thought that hat cakes were hilarious, and I saw my way in. I began writing my own silly stories to help my student connect with reading. This book was fun to write, and all of the stories in this book and the other Silly Stories volumes have been read, laughed at, and loved by real students. I hope you and your students enjoy these stories as much as I do.