School of Monsters: Learn to Draw

Name: School of Monsters: Learn to Draw
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SKU: 9781761215032
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How to draw your favourite monsters!

By Sally Rippin

Series: School of Monsters

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The School of Monsters has begun. Let's learn to draw – just for fun! Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! In School of Monsters: Learn to Draw, everyone's here! Follow along... Read More

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The School of Monsters has begun.

Let's learn to draw – just for fun!

Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin!

In School of Monsters: Learn to Draw, everyone's here! Follow along easy, step-by-step instructions to create exciting illustrations of all your favourite characters from the School of Monsters series, and then colour them in!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761215032

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Illustration: Full Colour

Contributors:

Illustrated by Chris Kennett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 287.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 48

Collections

Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Sally Rippin Series: School of Monsters

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.

Chris Kennett has been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil (or so his mum says). But professionally, Chris has been creating quirky characters for just over 20 years. He's best known for drawing weird and wonderful creatures from the Star Wars universe, and his School of Monsters and Nerd Herd series.

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