Where's Mummy Mouse? Targeting the m Sound

Molly mouse wakes to find her Mummy has vanished, so she sets off to find her – meeting some interesting creatures along the way. This picture book targets the /m/ sound, and is part of Speech Bubbles 1, a series of picture books that target specific speech sounds within the story. The series can be used for children receiving speech therapy, for children who have a speech sound delay/disorder, or simply as an activity for children’s speech sound development and/or phonological awareness. They are ideal for use by parents, teachers or caregivers. Bright pictures and a fun story create an engaging activity perfect for sound awareness. Please see other titles in the series for stories targeting other speech sounds.

Contents Pack Contents User Guide Don’t Feed the Dog Who Bit My Tail? Ben the Bubble Bear Polly’s Pink Paint Gus the Gulping Goat Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees Where’s Mummy Mouse? A Bunny Called Noodle Muffin the Fish Sally’s Sandcastles Steven the Snail User Guide Contents Introduction Uses For Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists For Parents/Caregivers and Teachers Notes for individual Books Don’t Feed the Dog - /g/ sound Who Bit My Tail? - /t/ sound Ben the Bubble Bear - /b/ sound Polly’s Pink Paint /p/ sound Gus the Gulping Goat - /g/ sound Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees - /k/ sound Where’s Mummy Mouse? - /m/ sound A Bunny Called Noodle - /n/ sound Muffin the Fish - /f/ sound Sally’s Sandcastles - /s/ sound Steven the Snail - /s/ blends

Melissa Palmer is a Speech Language Therapist. She has worked for the Ministry of Education, Special Education in New Zealand from 2008-2013, with children aged primarily between 2 – 8 years of age. She also completed a diploma in children’s writing in 2009 studying under author Janice Marriott, through the New Zealand Institute. Melissa has a passion for articulation and phonology, as well as writing and art, and has combined these two loves to create Speech Bubbles.