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.[1] 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]
In February 2024, it was reported that Rippin was Australia's highest-selling woman author and that her books had 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]
In July 2025 Rippin was appointed a member of the newly created Writing Australia Council, a peak body funded by the Australian government to support and promote Australian literature and the book publishing industry.[4][5]
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[6]
- 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[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Books+Publishing. "Writing Australia Council appointed". Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "A NEW PAGE FOR AUSTRALIA'S LITERARY SECTOR". Tony Burke MP. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
