Sally Rippin

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  • Bibliography:
    102 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2009
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Billie B. Brown

The Bad Butterfly (Apr-2010)
The Midnight Feast (Apr-2010)
The Second-best Friend (Apr-2010)
The Soccer Star (Apr-2010)
The Beautiful Haircut (Aug-2010)
The Extra-special Helper (Aug-2010)
The Perfect Present (Nov-2010)
The Secret Message (Jan-2011)
The Big Sister (Mar-2011)
The Birthday Mix-up (Apr-2011)
The Little Lie (Jun-2011)
The Best Project (Aug-2011)
The Spotty Holiday (Aug-2011)
The Cutest Pet Ever (Feb-2012)
The Copycat Kid (Apr-2012)
The Pocket Money Blues (Apr-2012)

Hey Jack!

The Crazy Cousins (Feb-2012)
The Robot Blues (Feb-2012)
The Scary Solo (Feb-2012)
The Winning Goal (Feb-2012)

Our Australian Girl: Lina

1 - Meet Lina (Feb-2013)
2 - Lina's Many Lives (May-2013)
3 - Lina at the Games (Jul-2013)
4 - A Lesson for Lina (Oct-2013)

Polly and Buster

1 - The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster (Jan-2020)
2 - The Mystery of the Magic Stones (Jan-2020)
3 - The Search for the Silver Witch (Jun-2020)

Multi-Author Series List

Our Australian Girl

Meet Lina (Feb-2013)
Lina's Many Lives (May-2013)
Lina at the Games (Jul-2013)
A Lesson for Lina (Oct-2013)

Book List in Order: 102 titles

  • Chenxi and the Foreigner

    Love in the time of the Tiananmen Square.

    Anna never imagined living in such a foreign place. Fresh out of high school, she has joined her father, who works in Shanghai. She's eager to see China beyond the bicycle-crowded streets between ...

  • Go Baby Go!

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    A lively, rhythmic text encouraging baby play is perfectly captured in warm, funny illustrations."...

  • What's That Noise?

  • Where Is Baby?

    Where is baby? On the chair. Where is baby? In the train. Every baby's favorite game of hiding and finding is brought to life in a simple text and rich illustrations by Sally Rippin.

    ...

  • Billie B Mystery #4 Strawberry Thief

    Billie and the Secret Mystery Club have a new case to solve. 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 w...

  • The Bad Butterfly

    Billie B. Brown

    Meet Billie B. Brown, brave, brilliant and bold, and bound to become your best friend! Children will readily relate to this series of stand-alone, everyday adventures, sure to take the early reader scene by storm! Billie and her best friend Jack have...

  • The Midnight Feast

    Billie B. Brown

    Meet Billie B. Brown, brave, brilliant and bold, and bound to become your best friend! Children will readily relate to this series of stand-alone, everyday adventures, sure to take the early reader scene by storm! Billie and Jack are camping in Jack&...

  • The Second-best Friend

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Soccer Star

    Billie B. Brown

    Meet Billie B. Brown, brave, brilliant and bold, and bound to become your best friend! Children will readily relate to this series of stand-alone, everyday adventures, sure to take the early reader scene by storm! Billie wants to play soccer with Jac...



  • The Beautiful Haircut

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Extra-special Helper

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Perfect Present

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Secret Message

    Billie B. Brown

    Second-best Friend 9781610670982, Extra-special Helper 9781610670999, Beautiful Haircut 9781610671002Billie finds a tiny bottle at the beach. She and her new friend imagine what''s inside. Is there a secret message from a pirate?...

  • The Big Sister

    Billie B. Brown

    Billie can’t wait for the new baby to arrive. She’s even going to give it herfavourite teddy! But what will happen when her parents go to hospital without her – and Billie’s teddy goes missing?...

  • The Birthday Mix-up

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Little Lie

    Billie B. Brown

    Second-best Friend 9781610670982, Extra-special Helper 9781610670999, Beautiful Haircut 9781610671002Billie has a broken arm! It''s going to be the best story ever for show-and-tell. Especially if she adds in a crocodile ......

  • The Best Project

    Billie B. Brown

    Second-best Friend 9781610670982, Extra-special Helper 9781610670999, Beautiful Haircut 9781610671002Billie''s little brother is cute, but he can be annoying. Billie has to keep everything away from him. Especially the tower she made for her school p...

  • The Spotty Holiday

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Cutest Pet Ever

    Billie B. Brown

    Billie desperately wants the guinea pig in the pet shop! Mom finally agrees, but is it too late? Billie B. Brown prepares girls for new social situations and they will recognize their lives reflected in Billie's "real world" adventures,...



  • The Crazy Cousins

    Hey Jack!

    The Hey Jack! adventures are perfect for boys who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers! Jacks in the mood for mooching around, playing with his crazy cousins! But will his bad mood spoil the whole day?...

  • The Robot Blues

    Hey Jack!

    The Hey Jack! adventures are perfect for boys who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers! Jack is invited to a costume party, and hes made an awesome robot suit. But what if the other kids at the party think its lame?...

  • The Scary Solo

    Hey Jack!

    The Hey Jack! adventures are perfect for boys who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers! Jack's best friend got the solo that he wanted, and he's a bit mad. But when things go wrong on concert night, can Jack save the d...

  • The Winning Goal

    Hey Jack!

    The Hey Jack! adventures are perfect for boys who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers! Its Jacks first day at soccer! He really wants to kick a goal, but the coach has made him goalie. Theres no glory in goal keepin...

  • The Copycat Kid

    Billie B. Brown

  • The Pocket Money Blues

    Billie B. Brown

    Jack's helping Billie with the extra jobs she's doing to earn money for a special toy … but can they agree on what to buy? Billie B. Brown prepares girls for new social situations and they will recognize their lives reflected in Billie...

  • Meet Lina

    Our Australian Girl: Lina - 1
    Our Australian Girl

    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. To fit in, she must keep her home life a secret, and even...

  • Lina's Many Lives

    Our Australian Girl: Lina - 2
    Our Australian Girl

    It's 1956 and Lina has won a scholarship to a wonderful girls school. As hard as she tries, fitting into St Brigid's isn't easy - especially when she's the only Italian and the only student from a poor family. When she and her friend Mary have a wond...

  • Angel Creek

    Children's Book Council Australia Younger Readers Notable Books List, 2012 What do you do when you find an angel with a broken wing? There are only two things Jelly likes about the new house on Rosemary Street: the old apricot tree and the creek over...

  • Lina at the Games

    Our Australian Girl: Lina - 3
    Our Australian Girl

    It's 1956 . . . and the Melbourne Olympic Games have finally arrived! The whole city is buzzing with excitement, and Lina can't wait to go along as a reporter for the school magazine. Now is her chance to prove to everyone that she's a real writer, a...



  • Hey Jack! That's A Big Book!

    The Hey Jack! adventures are perfect for boys who are desperate to begin reading but are bored by daggy school readers. Jack and his friends love to make cubbies, build Lego castles and play soccer. Wherever theres fun to be had, Jack will be there!...

  • A Lesson for Lina

    Our Australian Girl: Lina - 4
    Our Australian Girl

    It's 1956 . . . and the Melbourne Olympics are over, but for Lina the excitement is just beginning. She has a new best friend, the school magazine is a huge hit, and her parents have a surprise that will change everything. When Lina has the chance to...

  • The New Friend

    One of a series full of down-to-earth, real-life, fun and funny stories that children can enjoy and relate to. With word art or illustrations on every second page, and no huge blocks of text or intimidating words, they're perfect for newly independen...

  • The Worry Monsters

  • The Bumpy Ride

  • The Circus Lesson

    One of a series full of down-to-earth, real-life, fun and funny stories that children can enjoy and relate to. With word art or illustrations on every second page, and no huge blocks of text or intimidating words, they're perfect for newly independen...

  • The Spotty Vacation

  • The Worst Sleepover

    Jack is having a sleepover at his friend's house! He can't wait. Isn't going to be the best fun ever... isn't it? One of a series full of down-to-earth, real-life, fun and funny stories that children can enjoy and relate to. With word art or illustra...

  • The Best Party Ever

    One of a series full of down-to-earth, real-life, fun and funny stories that children can enjoy and relate to. With word art or illustrations on every second page, and no huge blocks of text or intimidating words, they're perfect for newly independen...

  • The Top Team

    One of a series full of down-to-earth, real-life, fun and funny stories that children can enjoy and relate to. With word art or illustrations on every second page, and no huge blocks of text or intimidating words, they're perfect for newly independen...



  • Code Breakers

    The Billie B Mysteries take Billie into a new genre... MYSTERY! I In Code Breakers Billie and Jack find a mysterious note on Billie's front porch. It seems to be written in code! It's time the friends put their code-breaking skills to the test....

  • Spooky House

    The Billie B Mysteries take Billie into a new genre... MYSTERY! In Spooky House Billie 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...

  • The Extra-Special Group

  • The Deep End

  • The Night Fright

  • Playground Detectives

    The Billie B Mysteries take Billie into a new genre... MYSTERY!

    Billie B Brown and her friends; Jack, Mika and Alex, all of them now a few years older decide to start up a Secret Mystery Club and scour the neighborhood looking for mysteries t...

  • The Playground Problem

    Jack's friend Billie is away, so he plays with Alex instead. They have lots of fun together! But what will happen when Billie comes back and Jack is faced with The Playground Problem? This early reader series featuring Billie B. Brown's best friend, ...

  • Strawberry Thief

    The Billie B Mysteries take Billie into a new genre... MYSTERY! IIn Strawberry Thief someone has stolen all of the ripe strawberries from Mika's garden and the Secret Mystery Club is on the case. Could it be the gardener? Or the neighbor who just mad...

  • Twin Trouble

    Sienna and her twin have just moved houses and started at a new school. Sienna is popular, but her twin is shy. Sienna is outgoing, but her twin is sensitive. And there is one other difference -- Sienna’s twin is a boy! For the first time ever, rea...

  • Billie's Great Desert Adventure

    The Billie B. Brown series was written and designed expressly with new, emerging readers in mind. Each book is a stand-alone, where Billie faces a new experience, or overcomes an issue in her own unique way. Gentle and timeless, these are friendship ...



  • Billie's Underwater Adventure

    In Sally Rippin's new series, Billie's Super-Duper Adventures, the Billie of the Hey Jack and Billie B. series is younger , she's in preschool, but she's got the same strong personality, the same fabulous imagination and the same close friends. Billi...

  • Frank is a Big Help

  • The Special Guest

    Jack's excited to be able to look after the class toy for the weekend, but then it disappears! Does this mean disaster? Hey Jack! is full of down-to-earth, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every other page. Jack's enormous ...

  • The Mystery of the Magic Stones

    Polly and Buster - 2

    Introducing the second Polly and Buster book, a spellbinding new series about the magic of friendship from best-selling children''s author Sally Rippin. What would you do if everyone thought your best friend was dangerous? Polly the witch and Buster ...

  • The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster

    Polly and Buster - 1

    "Introducing Polly and Buster, a spellbinding new series about the magic of friendship from best-selling children''s author Sally Rippin. If Polly and Buster walk past each other in the street, they never say hello. After all, who ever heard of a wit...

  • The Book Buddies

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    Best friends Billie and Jack do everything together. Billie loves reading, but Jack sometimes get the words mixed up, so they need to work together. But what happens when they get split up for the school reading challenge? A special Billie and Jack s...

  • The Bully Buster

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  • The Missing Tooth

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  • The Search for the Silver Witch

    Polly and Buster - 3

    Centers friendship, family and emphathizing with others; about holding on to what is right in the face of peer pressure; themes of kindness and integrity; and author of the popular Billie B. Brown and Hey Jack! emergent reader series.Is being best fr...

  • The Grumpy Neighbor

  • The Hat Parade

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  • The Honey Bees

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  • Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam

    Simple vocabulary, tumbling rhymes, bright artwork, and large, accessible text design combined with plenty of mischief and an infectious sense of humor are sure to spark a love of reading! First readers start by reading only the last word on every li...

  • Pete's Big Feet

    Simple vocabulary, tumbling rhymes, bright artwork, and large, accessible text design combined with plenty of mischief and an infectious sense of humor are sure to spark a love of reading! First readers start by reading only the last word on every li...

  • The Big Adventure

  • The Bravest Kid

  • Bug's First Day

    When Bug starts school he cannot read. But Teacher has the help he needs!Dr. Seuss meets Sesame Street in this mischievous series about the weird and wonderful students at a very strange school!Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, sil...

  • The Fire Truck

  • Jem's Big Idea

    This is Jem. She likes to play, and thinks up fun new ways each day!Dr. Seuss meets Sesame Street in this mischievous series about the weird and wonderful students at a very strange school!Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest...

  • The Lost Reindeer

  • The Other Teacher

    The Hey Jack! series’ 48-page chapter books fill the need for a cool, real-life boys’ series for early readers. Hey Jack! is full of down-to-earth, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every second page and no more than 50 ...

  • The Party Invite

    The Hey Jack! series’ 48-page chapter books fill the need for a cool, real-life boys’ series for early readers. Hey Jack! is full of down-to-earth, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every second page and no more than 50 ...

  • Stolen Stash

  • The Star of the Week

  • The Toy Sale

  • Treasure Hunt

  • Billie & Jack: Back to Back

  • Big Dog Little Dog

    Big Dog had a good life, with everything that a dog could want ... even if it was a little lonely sometimes. And then, one day, everything changed ... Adjusting to a new little dog in the house can be very challenging for some big dogs, but eventuall...

  • Billie's Super Dooper Adventures

    A collection of Billie's super dooper adventures from best-selling author Sally Rippin.Billie's Great Desert AdventureBillie is off on a great desert adventure! Will her magic carpet help her escape the 40 furious thieves?Billie's Underwater Adventur...

  • Luna Boo Has Feelings Too

  • William is a Star

  • Jess Makes A Mess

  • The Best Day Ever

    Billie's eager to have fun at the school bazaar, but then she gets separated from her friends … Billie B. Brown prepares children for new social situations and they will recognize their lives reflected in Billie's "real world"...

  • Bruno Won't Dance

    Bruno won't dance, but Pat soon finds a way to change his mind! Simple vocabulary, tumbling rhymes, bright artwork, and large, accessible text design combined with plenty of mischief and an infectious sense of humor are sure to spark a love of re...

  • Pip Loves to Cook

    Pip's helping Cook, but will her friends like her soup? Simple vocabulary, tumbling rhymes, bright artwork, and large, accessible text design combined with plenty of mischief and an infectious sense of humor are sure to spark a love of reading! F...

  • Sneaky Stories

  • Special Stories

  • Super Stories

  • The Backyard Mystery

    Jack's found a cocoon in his backyard and has brought it inside, eager for it to hatch. But is he sure of what's inside? Hey Jack! is full of down-to-earth, realistic stories, with word art or illustration on every other page. Jack's enor...

  • Big Dog is a Big Help

    Big Dog and Little Dog go camping in this fun follow up to Sally Rippin and Lucinda Gifford's Big Dog, Little Dog. Big Dog can't wait to go camping with Little Dog for the first time and show him how it's done. Big Dog is very good at ...

  • Billie's Treasury of School Adventures

    When Billie B. Brown goes to school, every day becomes a super-duper adventure… Billie is smart, cheeky, and loves to use her huge imagination! Join Billie as she turns her classroom into a tropical jungle, a delicious bakery, and a hospital f...

  • Jack's Many Moods

    Dr. Seuss meets Sesame Street in this mischievous series about the weird and wonderful students at a very strange school! Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers! Start by reading onl...

  • School of Monsters Super Stack of Stories!

    This handy boxed set of 13 fabulous School of Monsters stories is perfect for the home library, classroom, or to give as a gift!  Simple vocabulary, tumbling rhymes, bright artwork, and large, accessible text design combined with plenty of misc...

  • Dom's Special Things

    Dr. Seuss meets Sesame Street in this mischievous series about the weird and wonderful students at a very strange school! Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers! Start by reading onl...

  • The Snow Day

    In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown gets to see the snow! In The Snow Day, Billie is going to the snow for the very first time! She wishes her little brother could come too. How can she bring the magic of t...

  • The Wonderful Wedding

    In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown gets all dressed up for a wedding! In The Wonderful Wedding, Billie's going to a wedding! She's got the perfect outfit, and she can't wait to see all the fancy decoration...

  • Wheels and Springs and Moving Things!

    Featuring the School of Monsters characters, this new picture book expands on the monster world—introducing jobs, vehicles, and places around town—and includes counting and look-and-find games on every page!...

  • Super-Fast Skelly

    In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Skelly learns how to try new things ... safely!Skelly’s scared to ride too fast.But when he does, he has a blast! Skelly's used to riding his scooter at his own pace. When he tries ...

  • Leggy Peggy

    In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Peggy races to help others!Peggy's legs help her to read and climb and jump and run with speed! When chaos breaks out during the school play, can Peggy â€" and her guide pet â€" save ...

  • Billie's Animal Hospital Adventure

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    When Billie B. Brown goes to preschool, every day is a super-duper adventure! Billie B. Brown is off on a cuddly Animal Hospital Adventure! The hospital is busy today, but Doctor Billie is there to make sure everyone feels better. But what happens wh...

  • Billie's Outer Space Adventure

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    When Billie B. Brown goes to preschool, every day is a super-duper adventure! Billie and her best friend Jack are off to the planet Pom-Pom! But is that an alien monster?

    The text is sophisticated, but easily understood, and is perfect for rea...

  • Billie's Wild Jungle Adventure

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    When Billie B. Brown goes to preschool, every day becomes a super-duper adventure. This time, Billie is off on a Wild Jungle Adventure! But can she escape the wriggly pink-and-purple python?

    The text is sophisticated, but easily understood, a...

  • Billie's Yummy Bakery Adventure

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    Another addition to Sally Rippin''s delightful Billie B. Brown books, specifically Billie B. Brown''s Super-duper Adventure series! It introduces a school setting; includes vivid, cheerful illustrations; and makes for an ideal read aloud.Billie is of...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sally Rippin has published 102 books.

Sally Rippin does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Leggy Peggy, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Sally Rippin, Chenxi and the Foreigner, was published in February 2009.

Yes. Sally Rippin has 4 series.
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