Emily Kempster – författare

This set comprises 8 entertaining and engaging books which are written with a target sound at their core – 1 key sound per book. The books expose the child to their target sound (a sound which they are having difficulty saying and may be substituting with a different sound) through natural rhythm and good quality rhyme.The books will enable children to join in with repeated phrases which include their target sound and also to hear their target sound repeated and spoken accurately by an adult. A key feature of the books in this series is that they follow the adventures of two children who are transported by their imaginations to exciting settings in which they encounter a challenge which they help to solve. Included in the set are Mindy and Mo’s Groovy Gog, Mindy and Mo’s Dino Duo, Mindy and Mo’s Crazy Carpet, Mindy and Mo’s Pirate Problem, Mindy and Mo’s Super Sledge, Mindy and Mo’s Troll Trouble, Mindy and Mo’s Bear Bother and Mindy and Mo’s Fab Flight.These books, whilst focusing on promoting target speech sounds, will also explore growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience. They are the perfect addition to any classroom, SLT toolkit, or bedroom bookcase.

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they hop on board the Golden Dart steam train and meet Gog, the boogie woogie frog. Can Mindy and Mo help Gog get to The Frogodome for his big show before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘g’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure on the Frogham railway and encouraging them to join in with Gog’s ‘gimme gimme’. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they whizz past dinosaur herds on the back of Dippy the diplodocus. They spot a traveller whose time machine is stuck in the mud. Can Mindy, Mo and Dippy help him free the time machine’s wheels before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘d’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in the land of the dinosaurs and encouraging them to join in with the traveller’s ‘dumble and dimble’. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they loop the loop on a magic carpet over the desert and meet Carter who has a magic lamp. Can Mindy and Mo help Carter find the missing Carney Stone and free the genie Cabu before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘c’ and ‘k’ sounds. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in the twinkling city of Cabok and encouraging them to join in with Mindy and Mo’s ‘carney, cackarney’ call. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they sail to a treasure island on a pirate ship. Can Mindy and Mo help the parrots rescue Captain Poi before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘p’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure through the sea and encouraging them to join in with the pirate pals’ ‘pomp-a-lay’. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they speed down a mountain on a sledge to a spring festival. Can Mindy and Mo help Sal cheer up Prince Sim and do his favourite dance together before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘s’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in Sal and Sim’s town and encouraging them to join in with the ‘soop, soop, soop’ of the Spring Fest. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they get a lift from Titan the dragon to the wooded valley of the Tootles. Can Mindy and Mo help the Tootles make friends with Tub the troll before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘t’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in Tootle Valley encouraging them to join in with the ‘tub troll, tub troll’ chant. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away. Join these two fun-loving adventurers as they canoe on a shining river through the forest. Can Mindy and Mo help the bear cub find its family and free his brother bear’s paw before it’s time to leave? What will the fallen tree be the next time they visit? And what will they see?This Mindy and Mo story has been written to support children who are working on the ‘b’ sound. Support your child’s practice of their target sound by sharing Mindy and Mo’s adventure in the bears’ forest and encouraging them to join in with their ‘booyah, booyeh’ exclamation. Engaging characters and plot, supported by a rhythmic and rhyming structure, ensure this book not only supports speech development, but also entertains and inspires. Creatively and descriptively told, this story introduces new words and provides opportunities for developing literacy skills. Through positive characterisation, it also explores the themes of growth mindset, empathy, kindness and resilience, allowing children to make connections to their own lives and experiences.A helpful section of suggested activities at the back of the book can be used to support further practice of the target speech sound. It also includes ideas for how this story can be used to help children to connect to nature through imagination. This humorous and triumphant story has been designed to support the individual child but is one which every child can enjoy!