I Have a Cold - Hello Reader, Level 1 Author:Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), Grace Maccarone Written in rhyme, this story is about a boy who has a bad, bad cold and what he does while he is sick. "Ah-choo! Ah-choo! I sneeze and sneeze. May I have a tissue please? I have a cold. My ears are stuffy. My nose is runny. My eyes are puffy. . . . "