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When Bat-Boy Tim comes out to play, why do others run away? Bat-Boy Tim loves to play pranks on the other monsters – but they don't like it at all! Can he use his sneaky abilities to show how good a friend he can be?

When Bug starts school he cannot listen. But Teacher has the help he needs! It's Bug's first day at school, and he's worried that he's the only one who needs help learning. But is he?

No-one likes to be left out This makes Luna scream and shout! Luna's a ghost, so her classmates can't see how she feels when they accidentally leave her out of their games. Will showing her true colours help her – or scare them away for good?

Some kids are good and some are not … Some look the same, like Deb and Dot! Deb and Dot are twins and complete opposites. Deb is friendly and everyone likes her – but Dot doesn't quite know how to play nicely with the other monsters! Can Teacher Ted help the twins out with a plan?

Sam makes a mess when he eats jam. Can he fix it? Yes, he can! Hairy Sam just can't help himself. He LOVES bread and jam! But what happens when he gets sticky jam all over the school and the other monsters?

When Will gets nervous, he lets out a stink. But what will all his classmates think? William wants to be in the school play, but there's a problem. When he's nervous, he farts! How can he possibly audition, let alone win a part?

When Jack feels good, she laughs and plays but sometimes Jack has grumpy days. Sometimes, Jack's feelings are way too big! Can she find a way to balance her moods?

Meet Billie B Brown! Do you know what the B stands for? It's for Brave, Brilliant, and Bold! The Billie B misadventures have quickly become favourites for girls all over the world. This audio collection brings together five favourite Billie B Brown audiobooks in one volume.

Jack's back! The fourth collection of stories from the popular Hey Jack! series, featuring Billie B Brown's best friend, Jack. 'The Toy Sale': Jack is selling the toys he doesn't play with anymore. There's some old Lego, a scruffy teddy bear and a robot dog that doesn't work. But when Jack sees other kids having fun with his stuff, will he regret the whole idea? 'The Other Teacher': Jack's class has a new teacher who seems really cool. But then Jack breaks a rule he didn't even know existed! Maybe the teacher's not so great after all....

In The Midnight Feast, Billie and Jack are camping in Jack's backyard. But it's very dark. And maybe just a little bit scary. Are they really big enough to camp all on their own?

In The Midnight Feast, Billie and Jack are camping in Jack's backyard. But it's very dark. And maybe just a little bit scary. Are they really big enough to camp all on their own?

When author Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, she assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went unsupported for years, leaving him behind his peers and labelled ‘difficult’ by an education system that couldn’t easily cater to neurodivergent kids. By the time Sally learned how to advocate for him, it was—almost—too late. Told through the eyes of a parent who started out by doing everything wrong, Wild Things is about how we can help all kids find the joy in reading.

The fifth collection including five stories from the internationally best-selling series about the bright, funny and loveable Billie B Brown!

Billie B Brown’s best friend Jack is the star of the show in the third collection of stories from the popular Hey Jack! series.

From Australia’s best-selling female author, Sally Rippin, comes Polly and Buster - a brand-new junior fiction series about the magic of friendship. Who ever heard of a witch and a monster being friends? Everyone knows that witches don’t mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But monsters? Monsters are just uncouth. Some are even dangerous. But Polly the witch and Buster the feelings monster have been best friends forever.

The fourth collection including five stories from the internationally best-selling series about the bright, funny and lovable Billie B Brown! Billie B Brown is brave, brilliant and bold and the star of her very own super-dooper series. Whether she’s playing soccer, learning ballet with her best friend Jack or getting used to a new baby brother, fun and feisty Billie B Brown always has a creative way to save the day.

In The Party Invite, Jack's friend Rebecca is having a birthday party, but Jack's not invited! Does this mean they aren't friends anymore?

In The Soccer Star, Billie wants to play soccer, but the boys at school won’t let her. How can Billie prove that girls can play soccer, too?

In The Perfect Present, Billie is bursting with excitement. It is Christmas tomorrow! She knows her presents must be hidden somewhere. A bit of peeking won’t hurt, will it?

Billie's party is going to be the best ever. She has lots of fun games planned! But what if Billie's friends don't like her party? Or worse … what if they don't come?