| 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
Rippin was born in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. She grew up in South-East Asia.
In 2022 Rippin published Wild Thing, based on her research into learning difficulties and dyslexia as a guidebook for other parents.
As of February 2024, Rippin is Australia's highest-selling woman author and her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
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".
Selected publications
As author
Series
- 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
- 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
- Wild Things: How we learn to read and what can happen if we don't, Hardie Grant, ISBN 9781760507640 (2022)
As illustrator
- Fang Fang's Chinese New Year, Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862912912 (1996) – winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards, CBCA Award for New Illustrator, 1997
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.