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Billie meets a playful foster pup in this brilliant chapter book from the beloved hit series Billie B Brown, by Australian Children’s Laureate, Sally Rippin!

In A Dog to Keep, Billie meets an adorable foster dog called Otto. Everyone in the neighbourhood loves him, but no-one can adopt him. Can Billie find Otto his forever home?

Billie B Brown is the perfect first chapter-book series for young readers. Every down-to-earth story follows bold, brilliant Billie as she uses her imagination to tackle a new challenge, whether it’s about friends, family or feelings. With her best friend, Jack, by her side, there’s nothing Billie can’t do!

With more than ten million books in print around the world, Billie B Brown has helped a generation of readers love learning to read. Each 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 books in the Billie B Brown series to explore!

For more wonderful series by Sally Rippin, check out the Hey Jack! and School of Monsters series.

Readers will love other books in the Billie B Brown series:

The Bad Butterfly
The Soccer Star
The Midnight Feast
The Best Day Ever
The Snow Day
The Baby Bird
and many more!

BESTSELLING AND BELOVED SERIES: With more than ten million books in print and over a dozen languages in translation, Billie B Brown has fans all over the world, and there are plenty of titles in the series for hungry new readers!
STAR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR DUO: Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin and much-loved illustrator Aki Fukuoka have created a realistic and relatable series that readers will love.
DECODABLE TEXT: Each story is carefully written to assist early readers to decode the text, with no ‘big’ words and plenty of illustrations to enjoy.