What does the B in Billie B Brown stand for? Ballet, balls and bathers! Join Billie B Brown in her three favourite sporty stories! Billie's Sporty Stories contains:*The Soccer Star*The Bad Butterfly*The Deep End Sally Rippin was born in Darwin and grew up in South-East Asia. Sally is the author of many books for children, including the best-selling and beloved Billie's Super Dooper Adventures, Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! series. She currently lives in Melbourne with her partner and a house full of children, and writes and illustrates full-time.
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Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent work includes the highly acclaimed children’s novel Angel Creek and the popular Billie B Brown books, which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books have sold more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages. Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. She is a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building creative writing centre for marginalized youth and has mentored many emerging writers and illustrators. Recently, she and her partner co-founded Story Peddlers, a hand-made performance tent that packs away into a custom-built bike, with the aim of bringing back the art of the roving storyteller.
