Book 24

The Big Mess

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2023
Kids LOVE Hey Jack! Join in with this hilarious blockbuster series from the award-winning Sally Rippin, author of the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series!

Jack's filming a cooking show with his best friend Billie. But what will happen if he messes everything up?

Jack is a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing soccer and always tries to be brave. Each down-to-earth story in the series follows Jack on a fun new adventure that kids will love and relate to.
Each book is carefully designed with word art and illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. So join the fun and read along!

 

Book 25

The Class Party

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2023
Kids LOVE Hey Jack! Join in with this hilarious blockbuster series from the award-winning Sally Rippin, author of the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series!

Jack’s class is voting on what to do for their end-of-term party. And Jack has the deciding vote. How will he know what to choose?

Jack is a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing soccer and always tries to be brave. Each down-to-earth story in the series follows Jack on a fun new adventure that kids will love and relate to.
Each book is carefully designed with word art and illustrations, and there are no mountains of text or super-tricky words to intimidate the early reader. So join the fun and read along!
 

The New Friend

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 May 2012
Jack has found a lost puppy! It is so cute. But can he convince his mum and dad to let him keep it?

The Robot Blues

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2012

The Worst Sleepover

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 August 2012

The Top Team

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 June 2013
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack learns about working together!

In The Top Team, Jack wants to win the maths competition at school, but it’s not his best subject. Luckily, he’s been paired with a maths whiz! Can they work together to win?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Scary Solo
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Scary Solo

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2012
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack is getting ready for the big concert!

In The Scary Solo, Jack’s best friend got the solo that he wanted, and he’s a bit mad. But when things go wrong on concert night, can Jack save the day?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Crazy Cousins
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Bumpy Ride

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 April 2013
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack becomes a cowboy!

In The Bumpy Ride, Jack can’t wait to stay at the farm! But when he gets there, the animals are a bit bigger than he imagined. Will he be able to face his fears and still have an awesome time?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Scary Solo
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Winning Goal

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2012
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack joins the soccer team!

In The Winning Goal, It’s Jack’s first day at soccer! He really wants to kick a goal, but the coach has made him goalie. There’s no glory in goal keeping, is there?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Scary Solo
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Crazy Cousins

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2012
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack just wants to play by himself!

In The Crazy Cousins, Jack’s in the mood for mooching around, not playing with his crazy cousins! But will his bad mood spoil the whole day?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Scary Solo
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Circus Lesson

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 February 2013

The Worry Monsters

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 May 2012
In this charming story from the blockbuster chapter-book series, Jack takes a spelling test!

In The Worry Monster, Jack hates spelling. He has a test coming up, but he doesn’t want to practise for it. What will happen if he leaves it too late?

From the Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin comes this fantastic and beloved first chapter-book series. Every story follows Jack, a friendly, everyday kid who loves playing with his best friend, Billie. Created to help build emotional literacy, every book in the Hey Jack! series explores a particular emotion – such as worry, happiness, excitement or disappointment – in a relatable way for young readers. Whether it’s about friends, family or feelings, there’s no challenge Jack can’t figure out!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, best-selling author Sally Rippin has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Every Hey Jack! 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 stories in the series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin, check out the Billie B Brown and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Hey Jack! series:
  • The Winning Goal
  • The Scary Solo
  • The Robot Blues
  • The Fire Truck
  • The Big Mess
  • The Class Party
  • and many more!

The Toy Sale

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 June 2015

The Bravest Kid

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 June 2015

The Big Adventure

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 June 2015

The Extra-Special Group

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 March 2020

The Star of the Week

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 March 2020

The Party Invite

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 August 2022

The Other Teacher

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 August 2022

The Lost Reindeer

by Sally Rippin

Published 1 August 2022