Meet Billie B Brown ... 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!

A bumper collection of stories starring everyone's favourite friend, Billie B Brown.

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.

The Big Book of Billie Volume #1 includes:

The Bad Butterfly The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Second-best Friend The Beautiful Haircut The Extra-special Helper The Perfect Present The Secret Message The Big Sister The Birthday Mix-up The Hat Parade The Honey Bees The Grumpy Neighbour Loads of cool activities Learn to draw Billie