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In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown tries ballet!
In The Bad Butterfly , Billie has started ballet classes. She is sure she'll be a great dancer! But is Billie really cut out to be a ballerina?
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.
Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown! series: The Second-best Friend The Soccer Star The Midnight Feast The Best Day Ever The Snow Day The Wonderful Wedding and many more!
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The cover of Sally Rippin's latest book sports a girl in a frilly blue tutu, a white t-shirt with the letter B on it (apparently it stands for ballerina), and on her feet are not dainty ballet slippers but a chunky pair of red boots. Meet Billie B Brown, a tomboyish girl who sports a messy ponytail, freckles and an impish grin. This early reader book is the first of a series staring Billie and her adventures. Here Billie's latest obsession is with ballet and she ropes in best friend Jack, the boy next door, to accompany her to dance classes. Unfortunately Billie soon realises that she can't quite manage to flutter about like a graceful butterfly. After a little bit of lateral thinking, she and Jack come up with a happy solution. With big, easy-to-read text and a scattering of illustrations (by Aki Fukuoka), Sally Rippin's story introduces concepts such as conformity, independence and friendship. It's a simple tale but a heartening read for those with young girls about to embark on the whole fairy-princess-ballerina craze. The Bad Butterfly is particularly good at inverting stereotypes: girls don't necessarily have to wear pink nor be delicate little butterflies to succeed. Thuy On is a Melbourne writer and reviewer