BILLIE B BROWN TREASURY

written by SALLY RIPPIN, illustrated by Aki Fukuoka

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New large hardcover book. 160 pages, published 2013. Features 10 Billie B Brown stories, in full colour for the first time! Reading Age: 6 - 8 years.

Meet Billie B Brown. She has one baby brother, one cute guinea pig and one best friend. She also has six sparkly pens, one big packet of marshmallows and a breand-new soccer ball. Do you know what the B in Billie B Brown stands for? Read the book to find out ...

Billie can be many things. Sometimes she is brave. She can be beautiful, bold and busy. And sometimes she can even be a teensy bit bossy...but Billie is always the best friend ever! She's brave, brilliant and bold and she will become your best friend in no time. Billie is a tom-boy and her best friend is her next-door neighbour Jack. He is very good at building cubbies, but Billie is better than him on the monkey bars.

Junior Primary-aged children will recognise their own lives reflected in Billie's 'real world' adventures of having a sleep-over, playing soccer, learning ballet and more.

Contents include

The Bad Butterfly - Billie has started ballet classes. She is sure she'll be a great dancer! But is Billie really cut out to be a ballerina?

The Soccer Star - Billie wants to play soccer, but the boys at school won't let her. How can Billie prove that girls can play soccer, too?

The Second-Best Friend - Billie has always been best friends with Jack. But now Rebecca wants to be her best friend. Who will Billie choose?

The Midnight Feast - Billie and Jack are camping in Jack's backyard. But it's very dark. Any maybe just a little bit scary. Are they really big enough to camp all on their own?

The Extra-Special Helper - Billie's class is off to the zoo! She has to stop everyone from being naughty. If only they'd listen to her!

The Beautiful Haircut - Billie is the best hairdresser in the world! She likes to comb and style her doll's hair. But real hairdressers cut hair too ....

The Perfect Present - Billie is bursting with excitement. It's Christmas tomorrow! She knows where her present is hidden. A little peek won't hurt, will it?

The Secret Message - Billie finds a tiny bottle at the beach. She and her friend imagine what's inside. It there a secret message from a pirate?

The Big Sister - Billie's mum is having a baby, and Billie can't wait! She's giving the baby her favourite teddy. Because big sisters don't need teddies ... right?

The Birthday Mix-up - Billie's party is going to be the best ever. She has lots of fun things planned! Now she just has to wait for her friends to show up.....

About the author and illustrator

Sally Rippin is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Sally's books include Becoming Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha, Gezani and the Tricky Baboon, The Shape and the Billie B Brown series.

Aki Fukuoka is a New Zealand-based freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She specialises in children's and educational books.

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Billie B Brown Treasury - 10 stories in one big book by Sally Rippin