Sam Kaplan

Founder /Author / Colorist

• We are a pair of passionate kindergarten teachers who discovered firsthand how difficult it was to find high-quality decodable readers that truly meet the needs of young phonics learners.

• After searching libraries, websites, and classrooms far and wide—with little success—we decided to create our own.

• The Jade Monkey Phonics System combines the joy of storytelling with rigorous, research-based phonics instruction.

• Our fully decodable texts, paired with engaging illustrations, colourful characters, and a thoughtfully curated set of sight words, are designed to captivate and support early readers of all abilities.

• We believe that learning to read should be an exciting journey—and we’re thrilled to invite you and your students along for the adventure. We’d love to connect with you!