The Bully Buster

Billie B Brown #20

by Sally Rippin

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown takes on a playground bully! In The Bully Buster, there’s a bully at Billie’s school being mean to everyone! But what can Billie do about it? She just might have a super-dooper idea ... Written by the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do! With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each book is carefully designed with short chapters, decodable vocabulary and lots of illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. And there’s plenty of books in the Billie B Brown series to explore! For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series.Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! The Bad ButterflyThe Soccer StarThe Midnight FeastThe Best Day EverThe Snow DayThe Wonderful Wedding and many more!

Genres: Chapter Books, Childrens, Fiction

60 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

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.
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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.

Reviews

[Lara (luellabella) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know it’s not the done thing to put books on my Read list that I haven’t even read, but this one deserves a spot in my feed. My daughter turned six a week ago, and this is the first chapter book she has ever read to me. She did an incredible job and I am proud as punch to have made another little bookworm. Anyway, I guess being read to by my kids isn’t much different to listening to an audiobook … just slower and cuter, like a 🐌

[Fleur Ferris · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girls, 7 & 8, said to give this book five stars because it is funny. They have both recommended this Billy B Brown book to their friends.

[Julie Grasso · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this book so much by Gigi age 5

[Sonya Bright]

I loved the vulnerability shown by the most unexpected of characters in this instalment in the Billie B Brown series, and I love the way Billie always finds a way to laugh at herself when something goes wrong.

However, I'm a bit conflicted over the bully being a bigger, older boy. Would it be realistic that Billie would not only stand up to a fifth-grader, but also invite him to join her friends? And would an older boy really agree to hang out with a bunch of smaller kids when he already struggles socially?

It didn't seem especially realistic to me.

However, these Billie books are always fun.

[Kirsten Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book for children! This is the first I've read in this series, but I would say, I'd read more myself as an adult and recommend it to kids. It is a speedy read, and I love how it highlights bigger words that may need some help understanding, or that add good context to what is happening in the story. I enjoyed the use of pictures throughout the story and the explanations of the characters and their feelings. This is a great book to help children understand feelings and how to manage feelings or solve personal conflicts by apologizing to others when we've wronged them. Great read.

[Elizabeth Mun · Rating 5 out of 5]

There was a bully in Billie’s class and his name is Jason he is mean mean mean! He kicked her new ball in a tree and in a while he got it back with his dad at night.

[Wan Rasyidah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it so much. Very recommended for kids.

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Day #3 of reading to my indoor guinea pigs before bed. This is a very simple story with a wholesome ending. It is definitely better than how I remember it being as a kid

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sally Rippin, “Billie B Brown: The Bully Buster” (​​Prahran, Victoria, Aust: Hardie Grant Egmont, 2012).
Another excellent story, this time about encountering bullies.
“'But I still have friends,' says Billie. 'If you mess up, you just have to say sorry.'” (p37)
“Just then, Billie has an idea. A super-dooper idea.” (p40)

The 'Billie B Brown' series by Australian author Sally Rippin is a wonderful set of books helping young kids acknowledge and deal with their range of emotions that arise from various childhood predicaments. These books reinforce the positive outcome of good decision making.

[Leonicka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I have read the French editions of this book, this title is a placeholder for "A Billie B Mystery: The Spooky House" which is not on Goodreads.