Sally Rippin
Sally Rippin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Occupation | Children's writer and illustrator |
| Notable awards | Australian Children's Laureate (2024–2025) |
Sally Rippin is an Australian children's writer and illustrator. She is the 2024–2025 Australian Children's Laureate.
Biography[edit]
Rippin was born in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. She grew up in South-East Asia.[1]
In 2022 Rippin published Wild Thing, based on her research into learning difficulties and dyslexia as a guidebook for other parents.[2]
As of February 2024[update], Rippin is Australia's highest-selling woman author and her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.[3]
Rippin was appointed the Australian Children's Laureate for 2024–2025. In the role she will travel around Australia and promote reading. Her motto is "All kids can be readers".[3]
Selected publications[edit]
As author[edit]
Series[edit]
- The Billie B Brown series
- Billie Adventures
- Billie Mysteries
- Polly and Buster series
- School for Monsters series
- Super Mooper series, co-authored with Fiona Harris and Scott Edgar
- Our Australian Girl series
- Hey Jack! series
Individual books[edit]
- Come Over to My House, co-authored with Eliza Hull, Bright Light ISBN 9781761210082 (2022) – winner, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards, Three to Five Years, 2023[4]
- Wild Things: How we learn to read and what can happen if we don't, Hardie Grant, ISBN 9781760507640 (2022)
As illustrator[edit]
- Fang Fang's Chinese New Year, Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862912912 (1996) – winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards, CBCA Award for New Illustrator, 1997[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sally Rippin". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Kelsey-Sugg, Anna; Zajac, Bec (17 October 2022). "Sally missed early signs her son wasn't learning at school. She wants other parents to learn from her experience". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ a b Heath, Nicola (8 February 2024). "The son of our new Children's Laureate hated reading. She wants to help every kid find the love for it". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Come Over to My House". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Fang Fang's Chinese New Year". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
