New Releases by Sally Rippin

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Bat-Boy Tim learns how to play nicely with his friends! When Bat-Boy Tim comes out to play, why do others run away? Bat-Boy Tim loves to play pranks on the other monsters – but they don''t like it at all! Can he use his sneaky abilities to show how good a friend he can be? Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children''s Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete''s Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro''s Tasty Treat Milly''s Family Fun and many more!

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Jamie Lee shares her birthday treats with the whole class! Jamie Lee sure likes to eat! Today she''s got a special treat ... Jamie Lee has packed a special surprise for her birthday to share with the other monsters. But what happens when her birthday feast gets out of control? Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children''s Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete''s Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro''s Tasty Treat Milly''s Family Fun and many more!

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown wants to be brave! In The Best Day Ever, Billie is so excited for the school bazaar! There''s only one problem: her friends want to go on the Super-Dooper Snake ride, and Billie isn''t sure she''s brave enough … Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Baby Bird The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown wants her very own baby bird! In The Baby Bird, Billie has found a baby bird. She really wants to look after it! But is Billie the right person for the job? Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Best Day Ever The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Pete learns that what makes him different also makes him special! Today it''s sports day in the sun. But do you think that Pete can run? Ever since Pete tripped over his long legs and enormous feet, he refuses to run races with the other monsters. But what happens when Jamie Lee gets stuck in the mud down the well? It will take a special someone to help rescue her! Welcome to the School of Monsters : the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children''s Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading! Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series: Mary Has the Best Pet Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam Pete''s Big Feet Tish Learns to Swim Zorro''s Tasty Treat Milly''s Family Fun and many more!

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown wants to save the bees! In The Honey Bees, Billie has a super-dooper new idea: to build a beehive! But why is Jack so upset about her plan? Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Best Day Ever The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown meets the grumpiest neighbour ever! In The Grumpy Neighbour, Billie has kicked her new soccer ball over Grumpy Gertie''s fence. Her friends say Gertie will never give it back. Can Billie find a way to befriend Gertie and get her ball? Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Best Day Ever The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown might have to miss the special parade! In The Hat Parade, Billie really wants to win the school hat parade. She has made lots of amazing hats! But when Billie gets stuck in bed with a horrible cold, will her hat parade plans be ruined? Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Best Day Ever The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!

"Do you love Billie B Brown? Then this collection is for you! It includes all 23 books in the Billie B Brown series! So what does the B in Billie B Brown stand for? Busy reading! The Billie B Brown series is carefully designed with word art and illustrations – no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. Billle is the perfect bridging series to move children on from picture books to chapter books. Billie B Brown was created for readers who are desperate to begin reading big books, but despairing of the daggy readers filled with kittens playing with yarn and children who say ‘bother’. We''re celebrating 10 Years of Billie B Brown in 2020"--

u200bWritten and illustrated by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster – a junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. What would you do if everyone thought your best friend was dangerous? Polly the witch and Buster the monster shouldn’t be friends. And they definitely shouldn’t be on the run from almost everyone in town. But when Polly is called to the Hollow Valley Mines – the forbidden, haunted mines – by her magic stones, these two best friends have a big decision to make. Do they stay hidden and safe, or risk it all to save the day? Longlisted for the 2019 ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children The Polly and Buster trilogy includes: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster The Mystery of the Magic Stones The Seach for the Silver Witch For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series.

It''s 1956 . . . and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her strict Italian parents have other ideas. Now that she''s won a scholarship to an expensive girls school, Lina has other troubles, too. But the Melbourne Olympic Games could be an opportunity for Lina to follow her dream of working on the school paper. Journey with Lina across all four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong. Imaginative, kind and hard-working, Lina is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

When Billie B Brown goes to kinder, every day becomes a super dooper adventure ... Billie is off on an outer space adventure! But what happens when she meets the Boo-Boo monster? u200b Meet Billie B Brown, aged four. She''s smart and cheeky, and has an elephant-sized imagination. Come play with Billie as she turns her kinder yard into a tropical jungle, or an indoors playdate into a delicious bakery adventure! Written by best-selling author Sally Rippin and illustrated by the wonderful Alisa Coburn, there are no dolled-up princesses waiting to be rescued here. These storybooks will delight modern parents and youngsters everywhere!

Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have been given a very important mystery to solve for the principal at school. A long time ago, a time capsule was hidden in the school somewhere, and it''s up to the SMC to find it!

Another title in the popular series.

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack discovers there’s always a new way to learn! In The Extra-special Group, Jack finds spelling hard. He has to go to a special spelling group. But what if the other kids make fun of him? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack discovers there''s always a new way to learn! In The Extra-special Group, Jack finds spelling hard. He has to go to a special spelling group. But what if the other kids make fun of him? From the Australian Children''s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion - such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment - in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it''s about friends, family or feelings, there''s no challenge Jack can''t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there''s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children''s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

Billie B. Brown and her friends explore the mystery of the spooky house at the end of the street. Billie is sure it''s haunted. It''s so scary! But if anyone can handle ghosts, it''s Billie and Jack.

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack learns to deal with feeling cross. In The Party Invite, Jack''s friend Rebecca is having a birthday party, but Jack''s not invited! Does this mean they aren''t friends anymore? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

A beautiful hardback book containing 10 classic Billie B Brown stories!

A beautiful hardback book containing 10 classic Billie B Brown stories!

The final book in the Billie B Mystery series! Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have a new case to solve. Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have been given a very important mystery to solve for the principal at school. A long time ago, a time capsule was hidden in the school somewhere, and it’s up to the SMC to find it!

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack learns how to spell in a fun new way! In The Other Teacher , Jack''s class has a new teacher who seems really cool. But then Jack breaks a rule he didn''t even know existed! Maybe the teacher''s not so great after all ... From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

Billie and the Secret Mystery Club are investigating their most serious mystery yet. Someone has taken something from the principal''s office at school! Who would have done such a terrible thing? And when one of Billie''s friends becomes a suspect, will Billie even know who to trust anymore?

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack is saving up for a new trading card set! In The Toy Sale, Jack is selling the toys he doesn''t play with anymore. There''s some old Lego, a scruffy teddy bear and a robot dog that doesn''t work. But when Jack sees other kids having fun with his stuff, will he regret the whole idea? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

In this exciting story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie, Jack, and the rest of the Secret Mystery Club sleuth strawberries! In Strawberry Thief, someone has stolen all of the ripe strawberries from Mika''s garden! The Secret Mystery Club is determined to work out who it was. Could it have been the gardener? Or was it the neighbours who just made a batch of strawberry jam? Whoever it was, they won''t get far – not with the SMC on the case. Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Mysteries is the perfect chapter-book for young detectives. Every engaging story presents a new schoolyard mystery for Billie and the Secret Mystery Club to solve. Together there’s no case they can’t crack! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with early readers in mind, with the Billie B Mysteries intended as the next step after young readers have a grasp on Billie B Brown. For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Polly and Buster, Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love the other books in the Billie B Mysteries series: Spooky House + Code Breakers Playground Detectives Stolen Stash + Treasure Hunt

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack goes to the doctor! In The Bravest Kid , Jack hurts his ankle and he tries really hard not to cry. He''s not a baby! Surely he can be braver than that? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

In this exciting story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie, Jack, and the rest of the Secret Mystery Club find the culprit! In Playground Detectives, Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have a new case to solve. Who has put leaves in Lola’s sandwich? It’s a real mystery. Soon everyone suspects Benny, but could they have the wrong kid? It’s up to the SMC to find the real culprit! Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Mysteries is the perfect chapter-book for young detectives. Every engaging story presents a new schoolyard mystery for Billie and the Secret Mystery Club to solve. Together there’s no case they can’t crack! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with early readers in mind, with the Billie B Mysteries intended as the next step after young readers have a grasp on Billie B Brown. For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Polly and Buster, Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series. Readers will love the other books in the Billie B Mysteries series: Spooky House + Code Breakers Strawberry Thief Stolen Stash + Treasure Hunt

In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack goes on a holiday! In The Big Adventure, it’s school holidays and Jack is excited to go camping with his family! Jack is especially excited for Sleeping in a tent, toasting marshmallows and going on adventures. But will one of his adventures take him a little further than he planned? From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out! With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of stories in the series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series. Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series: The Winning Goal The Scary Solo The Robot Blues The Fire Truck The Big Mess The Class Party and many more!

Billie''s class is on a field trip to the zoo, and Billie is The Extra-special Helper. If only everyone would listen to her!

For the first time ever, read a Go Girl! told from the perspective of a boy! Sienna and her twin have just moved house and started at a new school. Sienna is popular and her twin is shy. Sienna is outgoing and her twin is sensitive. But there is one other difference ... Sienna''s twin is a boy! Age 6+.