Sally Rippin - Author/Illustrator

Sally Rippin - Author/Illustrator

new releases:
April 2010 Billie B Brown Series (Hardie Grant Egmont) The Soccer Star The Bad Butterfly The Midnight Feast The Second-Best Friend
August 2010
The Beautiful Haircut The Extra-special helper
Christmas 2010
The Perfect Present

May 2010.
Introducing a new series of books I have written for emerging readers illustrated by Aki Fukuoka and published by Hardie Grant Egmont. They star Billie B Brown, a feisty tom-boy, who I'm hoping will provide a refreshing change for little girls (and parents) tired of princesses and fairies. Billie's best friend is her next door neighbour, Jack, who is good at building cubbies but not as good as Billie on the monkey bars.
I am very excited about this series - I hope you will be too! Be sure to check out my blog for news on the next two books to come! Meanwhile, here is the Billie B Brown website.
Sally.

Here are some things people have had to say about the Billie B Brown series:

“My just 7 year old is struggling with her reading but really wanted to be able to read 'novels' so I was delighted to find 2 BBB books in the book store. They have a great large print font that doesn't put off beginning readers. The stories are just fantastic and address young girls at an appropriate level managing their everyday issues with a sense of humor and thoughtfulness - just what my daughter needs. I love the way the feelings were expressed. We read the first one together over a weekend and she now knows she's a novel reader and we're half way through the soccer star. A really great series that I'm blessed to have found. We're off to buy The Bad butterfly & Midnight Feast with her birthday money. I'll be recommending these & buying them for birthday gifts.”
Suzanne mother of Ellen

“Hi Sally, I am a very happy parent, having stumbled across your books at Big W last weekend. My 6 year old girl loves them. Its great to see an age/reading appropriate book for this age. Thank you - my daughter LOVESSSSS them and we now have the entire set. Our question is - will there be more........ Thank you so much for inspiring my daughter to read, what a gift...... Regards Happy parent.”

“Hi, My daughter loves all four books and read them ravenously, and then again, and then brought them on holidays to show all her cousins who then read them, and again! You have hit the spot for the emerging readers too young for many of the other books written at this level. So thank you! from my newly turned six year old and me! Klara particularly liked the 'Second Best Friend' as negotiating playground friendships and when to play with whom is a hot topic ...”

“Hey Sally! I absolutely love all your four books! They are awesome! I am 11 years old, and I actually DO have a boy as a best friend! haha! Catch up with you later, Your #1 fan, Eden”

“Hello Billie, I love your books. I have all the series. My two favourite books are The Second Best Friend and the Soccer Star. I like the soccer star because I play soccer. I like the second best friend because Billie makes two second best friends. I can't wait for the new books to come out. Love Claudia. (age 7)”

“Hi - thankyou thankyou thankyou for writing books that my daughter has taken an instant liking to. You have hit a big gap in the market. My daughter is 7 and struggles with reading as she has Dyslexia. I have finally found some books that she enjoys reading. Please keep writing MORE. Louisa.”

“Dear Sally My daughter's reading has just taken off. Your books are just fabulous for her and her age(6) I love the stories and have heard them at the breakfast table in the car and in bed she just loves them and I don’t mind hearing them over and over.  Thank you Sally Keep the stories coming! Shez.”
For more feedback, or to add your own, go to: http://bulletins.billiebbrownboard.com/

Here is a sneak peek of the next three Billie titles, the two above are due out in August and the Christmas Billie (on the right) will come out later this year.