Sunshine Books Australia

29/09/2026

Make phonics practice engaging and flexible! ✨

Whether you're introducing simple letter-sound correspondences in Foundation or mastering more complex spelling patterns in Year 2 and beyond, Sunshine Sound Cards adapt to every stage of reading development. 📚🎓

Pro tip from Jude in our online learning modules is to keep teaching using sound cards until students have learned every sound-spelling combination – even older students can benefit from learning with these cards! 💡🌟

☀️ Versatile Classroom Use: Ideal for whole-class warm-ups, small group work, or quick independent activities to strengthen grapheme-phoneme connections. 🏫👥

☀️ Simple Code Set ($25): Entry-level pack featuring 31 cards. 📦🏷️

☀️ Complete Set ($110): Full collection of 140 cards spanning Simple to Extended Code — saving you $10! 💰🎉

Simple to use. Endless ways to teach! 🎉

Check them out here 👇
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/cards/

27/09/2026

Take a look inside Big Mess Jess and the bad luck duck 👀📖

During a picnic in the park, Pip feeds mouldy buns to a lucky duck, much to Jess’s annoyance who launches herself into the duckpond to get them back. The duck flaps off and causes Gran’s wheelchair to roll into the duckpond. Luckily, Jess is in the right spot to rescue Gran.

To read this book, students need to know the alphabetic code equivalent to Set 5 of our Sunshine Phonics decodables series, ie Simple Code and Complex Code PLUS blending adjacent consonants.

✅ Inside front cover displays some focus words and some tricky words featured in the book
✅ Inside back cover lists the complete Scope and Sequence for Reading Adventures
✅ Fully decodable text throughout (with some tricky words)
✅ Reinforcement and teaching of phonics in a systematic, sequential progression
✅ Humorous, engaging characters and storylines, told in a graphic novel style
✅ Two-colour illustrations
✅ Eight pages of student activities and teacher notes are included at the back of the book
✅ Dimensions: 148mm x 197mm
✅ 72 pages + cover

See more at sunshinebooks.com.au

25/09/2026

24/09/2026

Keep reading momentum strong all holiday long! 📚✨

Looking for an easy way to keep your child loving books over the break? Sunshine Online makes storytime and reading practice exciting, interactive, and completely hassle free!

Here is what you get:
📚 180 Decodable Books to build reading confidence step by step
📖 900+ Levelled Books to explore together or read independently
🎮 Fun literacy games that turn reading practice into play

👉 Find out more here:
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/product/parent-bundle-decodables-sunshine-online/

23/09/2026

Take a look inside Jet Pack Jack and the burping goats on Mars 👀📖

When Jack presses a big, red button on his jet pack, he and Rex go zooming up to Mars. There, they meet a goat farmer whose burping goats have all escaped their pen. Jack and Rex think of lots of crazy ways to help the farmer catch the goats, and they finally succeed by a stroke of luck.

✅ To read this book, students need to know the alphabetic code equivalent to Set 5 of our Sunshine Phonics decodables series, ie Simple Code and Complex Code. Inside front cover displays the new sounds, some focus words and some tricky words featured in the book
✅ Inside back cover lists the complete Scope and Sequence for Reading Adventures
✅ Fully decodable text throughout (with some tricky words) Reinforcement and teaching of phonics in a systematic, sequential progression
✅ Humorous, engaging characters and storylines, told in a graphic novel style
✅ Two-colour illustrations
✅ Eight pages of student activities and teacher notes are included at the back of the book
✅ Dimensions: 148mm x 197mm
✅ 72 pages + cover

See more at sunshinebooks.com.au

22/09/2026

⏰ LAST CHANCE: Sale Ends Friday!

Educators and parents, time is running out!

Secure 30% off our new decodable graphic novels! 📚 The ultimate decodable pack:
✅ Systematic phonics progression
✅ Comic-style illustrations & big laughs
✅ Includes activities & teaching notes

Whether you're refreshing your classroom resources or supporting learning at home, now is the time to stock up and save!

👉 Shop the sale before it’s gone:
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/reading-adventures-overview/

17/09/2026

FREE Structured Literacy Modules: From Theory to Practice 📚

Already familiar with the Science of Reading, but looking for practical ways to refine your implementation?

Our 7 FREE Online Learning Modules help bridge the gap between literacy research and everyday classroom practice—regardless of which phonics program your school is using.

Led by experienced teacher Jude Tabuteau, these self-paced sessions skip the fluff and focus on high-impact guidance, bringing clarity to the “how-to”.

Modules 4-7 cover:
🔹 Module 4: Practical tips for teachers: review and assessment
🔹 Module 5: Practical application – I know, I understand, I do (Part 1)
🔹 Module 6: Practical application – I know, I understand, I do (Part 2)
🔹 Module 7: Setting yourself up for success
(Plus, there is a free downloadable comprehensive Handbook for each module!)

🔗 Access all free modules here:
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/online-learning-modules/

16/09/2026

Meet the writer and presenter of our free structured literacy Online Learning Modules: Jude Tabuteau! 👋

Behind every great professional learning resource is a practitioner who truly gets the daily reality of the classroom.

Jude is a primary school teacher and junior literacy specialist with decades of teaching experience across a range of learning environments. She has stepped into roles as a team leader, literacy coach, and mentor, to guide teachers through effective literacy instruction.

As a passionate advocate for structured literacy, Jude brings you clear, high-impact strategies you can use in tomorrow’s literacy block—no matter which phonics program your school uses.

Whether you’re looking to refine your instructional routines or deepen your literacy content knowledge, you’re in good hands with Jude! 💛

👉 Meet Jude and access the free modules here:
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/online-learning-modules/

16/09/2026

FREE Structured Literacy Modules: From Theory to Practice 📚

Already familiar with the Science of Reading, but looking for practical ways to refine your implementation?

Our 7 FREE Online Learning Modules help bridge the gap between literacy research and everyday classroom practice—regardless of which phonics program your school is using.

Led by experienced teacher Jude Tabuteau, these self-paced sessions skip the fluff and focus on high-impact guidance, bringing clarity to the “how-to”.

Here is what Modules 1-3 cover:
🔹 Module 1: The 'Why' – Re-evaluating our approach
🔹 Module 2: The 'What' – Key shifts in instruction
🔹 Module 3: The 'How' – Bridging from research to practice
(Plus, a free downloadable comprehensive Handbook for each module!)

🔗 Access all free modules here:
https://www.sunshinebooks.com.au/online-learning-modules/

16/09/2026

EXCITING NEW DECODABLE CHAPTER BOOKS 🎉

Jack and Rex visit the zoo, where Rex is very proud of how similar he is to the zoo animals. Wet weather and Rex’s boasting put Jack in a bad mood. The rain also gets into the jet pack, making it smoke and rumble. When a small girl falls into the fox’s enclosure, Jack and Rex put aside their differences and come up with a plan to save the girl. 🦊🚀🌧️
📚 Book Details & Features:
To read this book, students need to know the alphabetic code equivalent to Set 4 of our Sunshine Phonics decodables series, ie Simple Code and some Complex Code.
✅ Inside front cover displays the new sounds, some focus words and some tricky words featured in the book
✅ Inside back cover lists the complete Scope and Sequence for Reading Adventures
✅ Fully decodable text throughout (with some tricky words) Reinforcement and teaching of phonics in a systematic, sequential progression
✅ Humorous, engaging characters and storylines, told in a graphic novel style
✅ Two-colour illustrations
✅ Eight pages of student activities and teacher notes are included at the back of the book
✅ Dimensions: 148mm x 197mm
✅ 72 pages + cover