Snell's Show and Tell: School of Monsters: Volume 27
By (Author) Sally Rippin
Illustrated by Chris Kennett
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
24th February 2026
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Childrens / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks)
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Picture storybooks: imagination and play
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Paperback
48
Width 148mm, Height 210mm
In this adorable story from the best-selling first-reader series, Snell learns it's okay to go at her own pace!
Snell needs some time come out of her shell.
Will she take part in today's Show and Tell
Snell has something cool to share with all her classmates, but she's nervous. How can she build up the courage to speak
Welcome to the School of Monsters: the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers, by Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin! Start by reading only the last word on every line and work your way up to reading the whole story. With tumbling rhymes and an infectious sense of humour, the weird and wonderful students at the School of Monsters are guaranteed to spark a love of reading!
Sally Rippinis a best-selling and beloved author for children, and the eighth Australian Children's Laureate. 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 has also written one book for adults:Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Dont.
As the Australian Childrens Laureate, Sally promotes the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians. She is passionate about literacy and access to stories, and travels across the world speaking with parents, teachers and librarians about how to engage struggling readers.
Chris Kennetthas been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil (or so his mum says). But professionally, Chris has been creating quirky characters for just over 20 years. He's best known for drawing weird and wonderful creatures from theStar Warsuniverse, and hisSchool of Monsters andCross Bonesseries.