Barbara Murray

Children’s Author & Phonemic Awareness Innovator

Barbara Murray, co-author of the widely acclaimed Sound Waves Whole School Phonemic Approach to Spelling, has written a set of 4 books that provide 43 beautifully illustrated, engaging Sound Stories to introduce the 43 sounds we use in Australian spoken English, to beginning readers and writers.

The 43 sounds form the basis of a phonemic approach to reading, writing and spelling.

Sound Waves Online has just been acknowledged as the Best Student Resource – English (Literacy, Literature, Language) in this year’s Educational Publishing Awards Australia.

What Educators are Saying About the Sound Stories Books

"Our school had a Sound Waves seminar yesterday and the presenter had your books on display. The prep teachers fell in love with them and are desperate to have copies of your books. Could you please send Books 1 and 2 now and Books 3 and 4 when they are available?"

~ The Head of Curriculum at a Queensland state school

"My K-2 class and I have thoroughly enjoyed Books 1 and 2, they are a beautiful asset to our class library and correspond beautifully with our Sounds Waves program. A big thank you from us all and we look forward to reading and exploring the next two books.

I didn’t realise we were being sent a special box with Book 4, thank you so much I do appreciate this.

Beautifully written and beautifully illustrated,

Thank you so very much"

~ A classroom teacher