Sally Rippin 
Our Friend Zap 
School of Monsters

In this hilarious story from the best-selling first-reader series, Zap learns how much his friends love him. Zap is a monster who comes from afar in a red rocket ship from a faraway star! Zap is an alien who doesn’t speak the local language, and communicates with his friends in his own special way. So when he gets teased by a stranger, how can his friends tell him they love him? 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! 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!