Griffin Loves to Win: School of Monsters

Dr Seuss meets Sesame Street in the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers! With bouncing rhymes and irresistible stories about friendship, the School of Monsters is guaranteed to spark a love of reading.

Griffin’s proud that when racing, he always comes first.

Will slowing down really make him be the worst?

Griffin boasts about winning every running race – until he’s teamed up with a classmate who goes slowly. Can he set aside his frustration at coming last, and learn that friendship should always come first?

The School of Monsters series is cleverly designed to make reading fun for young readers! Start by reading only the last word on every line, and work your way up to reading the whole story. The students at the School of Monsters may be full of mischief, but their infectious sense of humor and kindness always saves the day!

• GLOBALLY BESTSELLING DECODABLE SERIES: With over two million books in print and available in fifteen languages, School of Monsters has fans all over the world!
• SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Underpinned by strong themes of kindness, sharing and friendship.
• BONUS CONTENT: Every book features a decodable word game, a guide for parents on fostering early literacy, and a how-to-draw activity for the main character!

Spark your child’s love of reading with more stories from the School of Monsters:

• Snell’s Show and Tell
• Greg’s Spooky Surprise
• Drakes Silly Sneeze
• Abi’s Dress-up Parade
• Snow for Heti
• and many more!

Author: Sally Rippin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 08/11/2026
Series: School of Monsters
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.13d
ISBN: 9781761213564
Language: English