Sally Rippin


Sally Rippin is an Australian children's writer and illustrator. She is the 2024–2025 Australian Children's Laureate.

Biography

Rippin was born in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. She grew up in South-East Asia.
In 2022 Rippin published Wild Thing, based on her research into learning difficulties and dyslexia as a guidebook for other parents.
In February 2024, it was reported that Rippin was Australia's highest-selling woman author and that her books had sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
Rippin was appointed the Australian Children's Laureate for 2024–2025. In the role she will travel around Australia and promote reading. Her motto is "All kids can be readers".
In July 2025 Rippin was appointed a member of the newly created Writing Australia Council, a peak body funded by the Australian government to support and promote Australian literature and the book publishing industry.

Selected publications

As author

Series