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Griffin Loves to Win

School of Monsters
By Sally Rippin
Series: School of Monsters
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Griffin's proud that when racing, he always comes first. Will slowing down really make him be the worst? Griffin boasts about winning every running race – until he's teamed up with a classmate who goes slowly. Can he set aside his frustration at coming last, and... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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In this fun story from the best-selling first-reader series, Griffin learns that winning isn't everything! 

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Griffin's proud that when racing, he always comes first.

Will slowing down really make him be the worst?

Griffin boasts about winning every running race – until he's teamed up with a classmate who goes slowly. Can he set aside his frustration at coming last, and learn that friendship should always come first?

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!

  • DR SEUSS MEETS SESAME STREET: The perfect series to engage and encourage emerging readers, with bouncing rhymes, simple vocabulary, and a colourful cast of characters.
  • BESTSELLING AND BELOVED DECODABLE SERIES: With over a million books in print and a dozen languages in translation, School of Monsters has fans all over the world and plenty of titles in the series for hungry new readers!
  • STAR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR DUO: Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin and much-loved illustrator Chris Kennett have created an enticing monsters' universe together.
  • BONUS CONTENT: Every book features a decodable word game based on the story, a guide to fostering early literacy, and a how-to-draw spread for the main character!

Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series:

  • Snell's Show and Tell
  • A Birthday Wish for Bee
  • Drake's Silly Sneezes
  • Tish Learns to Swim
  • Luna Boo has Feelings Too
  • Milly's Family Fun
  • and many more!

Series: School of Monsters

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761213564

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Illustration: Full-colour Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Chris Kennett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 48

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Sally Rippin Series: School of Monsters Young Adult

About the Author

Sally Rippin is one of Australia’s best-selling and most-beloved children’s authors. She has written over 70 books for children and young adults, and her mantel holds numerous awards for her writing. Best known for her Billie B Brown and Hey Jack!, and Polly and Buster series, Sally loves to write stories with heart, as well as characters that resonate with children, parents and teachers alike. 

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, but he also loves drawing cute and cuddly monsters – and he hopes you do too!

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