In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Bat-Boy Tim learns how to play nicely with his friends!

When Bat-Boy Tim comes out to play,

why do others run away?

Bat-Boy Tim loves to play pranks on the other monsters – but they don’t like it at all! Can he use his sneaky abilities to show how good a friend he can be?

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.

GLOBALLY BESTSELLING SERIES: With over two million books in print and available in fifteen languages, School of Monsters has fans all over the world and plenty of titles in the series for hungry new readers!

FEATURES DECODABLE VOCABULARY: Includes simple text for beginner readers to sound out, helping them learn and master a variety of words.

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 fun phonics-based word game, 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

Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam

Pete’s Big Feet

Tish Learns to Swim

Zorro’s Tasty Treat

Milly’s Family Fun

and many more!