Early step into reading is a 26-book series with 26 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by Richard Scarry, Caitlin Haynes, Tom Cooke, Linda Hayward, Gail Herman, Molly Coxe, Lori Haskins, Salile Orr, Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Patricia Hubbell, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Sarah Albee, Lisa Thiesing, Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, Shana Corey, Heidi Kilgras, Walt Disney Company, Peter Grosshauser, W. Awdry, and Mary Man-Kong.