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The Big Book of Billie Volume #1

Contains 13 Stories!
Series: Billie B Brown
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The Big Book of Billie Volume #1 by Sally Rippin features delightful stories about a young girl named Billie B. Brown navigating everyday challenges. Each story focuses on relatable adventures and important life lessons, fostering resilience, kindness, and friendship. This charming collection is perfect for young readers eager to explore the ups and downs of childhood with a courageous and curious protagonist.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Big Book of Billie Volume #1

The beloved blockbuster early-reader series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin!

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Meet Billie B Brown …

Billie can be many things. Sometimes she is brave. She can be beautiful, bold, and busy. And sometimes she can even be a teensy bit bossy … but Billie is always the best friend ever!

A bumper collection of stories starring everyone's favourite friend, Billie B Brown.

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, ensuring 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.

The Big Book of Billie Volume #1 includes:

  • The Bad Butterfly
  • The Soccer Star
  • The Midnight Feast
  • The Second-best Friend
  • The Beautiful Haircut
  • The Extra-special Helper
  • The Perfect Present
  • The Secret Message
  • The Big Sister
  • The Birthday Mix-up
  • The Hat Parade
  • The Honey Bees
  • The Grumpy Neighbour
  • Loads of cool activities
  • Learn to draw Billie

Series: Billie B Brown

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761212727

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Illustration: Black & White

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Aki Fukuoka

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 624

About the Author

The Australian Children’s Laureate, Sally Rippin, is a best-selling and beloved author for children. Her most popular series include Billie B Brown, Hey Jack!  and School of Monsters, and she has over 10 million books in print worldwide. She is also the author of one book for adults, Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Don’t. 
 
Sally loves to write stories with heart featuring characters that resonate with children and is passionate about literacy and access to stories. She travels across the world speaking with parents, teachers and librarians about how to engage struggling readers.
 
In 2024, Sally was named the eighth Australian Children’s Laureate, a two-year appointment to promote the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians.

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