The Grumpy Neighbour

In this gorgeous story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Billie B Brown meets the grumpiest neighbour ever!

In The Grumpy Neighbour, Billie has kicked her new soccer ball over Grumpy Gertie's fence. Her friends say Gertie will never give it back. Can Billie find a way to befriend Gertie and get her ball?

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 Bad Butterfly
• The Soccer Star
• The Midnight Feast
• The Best Day Ever
• The Snow Day
• The Wonderful Wedding
• and many more!