Bat-Boy Tim Says Boo

School of Monsters #6

by Sally Rippin, Chris Kennett (Illustrator)

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 only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humor, School of Monsters is guaranteed to spark a love of reading!

Bestselling author Sally Rippin (Billie B. Brown, Hey Jack!) has perfectly crafted this new series for first-time readers with simple vocabulary, bright artwork from Chris Kennett, plenty of mischief and large, accessible text design.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2021

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

[Mehsi]

Tja, wel even dit, ik vind de titel gewoon best gemeen. Ik vind de Engelse titel net iets beter en neutraler. Ja, Pier is soms best een klier, maar hij snapt ook meteen als zijn vrienden nee zeggen, hij is wel even verdrietig maar doet daarna ook zijn best om het te fixen (in het Engels staat het ook veel beter "Poor old Tim just wants to play, but scaring friends is not the way" in plaats van Nederlands: Pier denkt zielig: 'Nou ja, zeg. Al mijn vriendjes rennen weg'). Wel een leuk verhaal hoor en ik was ook zeer blij met Pier en ook zo zoet dat iedereen hem vergeeft en hem een nieuwe kans geeft.
Leuke art!

[Emmie Seals]

Wonderful series for beginning readers! You can practice shared reading, there is a parent guide, a list of words to know, AND a step by step drawing guide of the main character 🤩 An absolute hit by Sally Rippin and Chris Kennett.

[Natalia]

Bonito mensaje el de este libro, el de comprender que no estás actuando bien y saber pedir perdón. La historia, sin embargo, a mí no me ha gustado tanto como otras, aunque a mi hijo le encanta.

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[Andréa]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.

[Jill]

Adorable book for beginning readers. There's lot's of rhyming and great illustrations!

[María Ángeles]

Me egusta muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucho

[Julián Idiart]

De mis preferidos de la colección, es importante para enseñar el significado del perdón a mi niña.

[Vanessa]

Bat-Boy Tim learns from his friends what a bad friend can be