Best-selling children’s author and illustrator Sally Rippin will be at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Tuesday, October 18th at 6 p.m. The author’s visit is co-sponsored by the Albany Public Library Foundation (now FFAPL) and Usborne Books and More Educational Services.
Born in Darwin, Australia Rippin 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 sixty 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. In 2015, Sally was Australia’s highest selling female author and her Billie B Brown books, illustrated by Aki Fukuoka, have sold more than 2.5 million copies since first published.
Thanks to Jennifer Zhao / Reading Duckling!
