A Dog to Keep: Billie B Brown #28: Volume 28
By (Author) Sally Rippin
Illustrated by Aki Fukuoka
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
5th August 2025
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / grou
Paperback
48
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Billie meets a playful foster pup in this brilliant chapter book from the beloved hit series Billie B Brown, by Australian Children's Laureate, Sally Rippin!
In A Dog to Keep, Billie meets an adorable foster dog called Otto. Everyone in the neighbourhood loves him, but no-one can adopt him. Can Billie find Otto his forever home
Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series for young readers. 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 Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series.
Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown series:
Australian Children's LaureateSally Rippinis a best-selling and beloved author for children. Her most popular series include Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters, and she has over 10 million books in print worldwide. She is also the author of one book for adults, Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Don't.
Sally loves to write stories with heart featuring characters that resonate with children and is passionate about literacy and access to stories. She travels across the world speaking with parents, teachers and librarians about how to engage struggling readers.
In 2024, Sally was named the eighth Australian Children's Laureate, a two-year appointment to promote the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians.