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Greg's Spooky Surprise!

Sally Rippin /Chris Kennett (illustrator)
School of Monsters: Greg's Spooky Surprise!
Greg Pumpkin learns that scaring is not caring in this funny first-reader story set in the wonderfully weird School of Monsters.
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In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Greg's monster surprise goes monstrously wrong!

Greg Pumpkin loves a big fright. BOO!
But his friends don't. What can he do?

Greg's built a haunted house, but it's a bit too scary for his friends. Can he work out a way for them all to have fun?

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!
  • DR SEUSS MEETS SESAME STREET: The perfect series to engage and encourage emerging readers, with bouncing rhymes, simple vocabulary and a colourful cast of characters.
  • BESTSELLING AND BELOVED DECODABLE SERIES: With over a million books in print and a dozen languages in translation, School of Monsters has fans all over the world and plenty of titles in the series for hungry new readers!
  • STAR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR DUO: Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin and much-loved illustrator Chris Kennett have created an enticing monsters' universe together.
  • BONUS CONTENT: Every book features a decodable word game based on the story, a guide to fostering early literacy, and a how-to-draw spread for the main character!

Readers will love other books in the School of Monsters series:
  • Mary Has the Best Pet
  • Leggy Peggy
  • Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam
  • Super-fast Skelly
  • Tish Learns to Swim
  • Luna Boo has Feelings Too
  • Milly's Family Fun
  • and many more!
Details:
ISBN:
9781761213533
Format:
Paperback
Page Count:
48
Dimensions:
21.00cm x 14.80cm
Series:
School of Monsters
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing