The Perfect Present

Billie B Brown #7

by Sally Rippin

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?

Genres: Childrens, Christmas, Fiction

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for young adults. Her most recent work includes the highly acclaimed children’s novel Angel Creek and the popular Billie B Brown books, which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books have sold more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages.
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Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. She is a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building creative writing centre for marginalized youth and has mentored many emerging writers and illustrators. Recently, she and her partner co-founded Story Peddlers, a hand-made performance tent that packs away into a custom-built bike, with the aim of bringing back the art of the roving storyteller.

Reviews

[Jessica Marley · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is really interesting I think because I haven't read it

[Sonya Bright]

This was a sweet Christmas story. Predictable, yes, but sweet. Who didn’t, at some point in their childhood, go looking for where their Christmas presents were hidden? (Or was that just me?!)

As always, the solid friendship between Billie and Jack is a highlight of the book.

**A warning that, while this book doesn’t expressly state Santa Claus isn’t real, it comes pretty close by saying the parents buy presents and hide them before Christmas.**

[Elizabeth Mun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the book because there were little notes.

[Lil]

GOOD

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Billie B. Brown, The Perfect Present
Anticipation, disappointment.. then the thrill. (3 stars)

[Shekar Tadiparthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was good but not that much.

Ok cool thanks for letting me know if you have to go out for lunch today and tomorrow night at the bad news is that there are no longer than expected that was my fault