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Mem Fox
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Mem Fox

Mem Fox is the author of many acclaimed books, including Hattie and the Fox, Time for Bed, Hello Baby!, Two Little Monkeys, the New York Times bestselling Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, as well as the adult title Reading Magic: Why Reading... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Do it now!
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My life in 8 words: "Australia Africa England Marriage Motherhood Teaching Writing Reading"
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Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! will be released on May 07, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook Fixed Layout, eBook
May 07, 2013
Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! is now available in Hardcover, eBook Fixed Layout, eBook
May 07, 2013
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Tell Me About Your Day Today
Nov 22, 2012
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Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!
Nov 22, 2012
Tell Me About Your Day Today will be released on September 25, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
Tell Me About Your Day Today is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
Tell Me About Your Day Today will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover
Sep 04, 2012
Tell Me About Your Day Today is now available in Hardcover
Sep 04, 2012
Two Little Monkeys will be released on May 01, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
May 01, 2012
Two Little Monkeys is now available in Hardcover, eBook
May 01, 2012
Hello Baby! will be released on January 03, 2012 in Board Book
Jan 03, 2012
Hello Baby! is now available in Board Book
Jan 03, 2012
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Two Little Monkeys
Sep 15, 2011
Let's Count Goats! will be released on April 19, 2011 in
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Let's Count Goats! is now available in
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Two Little Monkeys
Mar 12, 2011

Mem Fox Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Do it now! Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Badly brought up, out of control children Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. The ruler of the world Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Piano playing Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Book shop owner Learn more about Mem Fox

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Salt Lake Tribune, May 17, 2013
...books. Jan Brett’s latest, Mossy, is about a turtle with a garden growing on its shell, while Mem Fox (in the grand tradition of the "I Spy" books) invites young readers to find the ladybug hiding on each page of Yoo-Hoo, Lady Bug! Neither is my...
Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle, May 15, 2013
...As well as being a great way to prepare for bed and have quiet time at any point in the day, sharing a book with your toddler is fantastic for her development. Here are Mem's words of advice on how storytime can help with learning, language, listening...
Southland Times, May 9, 2013
...department, which surely stacks the odds a little more in favour of bookwormery. Celebrated Australian children's author Mem Fox says in her book Reading Magic to just read three stories aloud for 10 minutes a day to your child from infancy. Even if...
Daily Liberal, May 9, 2013
...Dubbo branch of the Macquarie Regional Library encourages residents to turn out for a special reading of the Mem Fox classic Possum Magic by the cast of the new stage show next week. PHOTO: SIMON CHAMBERLAIN POSSUM Magic The Musical will show at the...
Canberra Times, May 6, 2013
...Baby possum Hush may have become invisible, but the book she's in shows no signs of disappearing. Mem Fox's classic Australian picture book, Possum Magic, turns 30 this year. What is about to disappear, though, is the musical adapted from the book....
Bookseller Publisher, May 1, 2013
...Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair (Lee Fox, illus by Cathy Wilcox, Lothian) A Giraffe in the Bath (Mem Fox & Oliva Rawson, illus by Kerry Argent, Viking) Hunwick’s Egg (Mem Fox, illus by Pamela Lofts, Puffin) The Jewel Fish of Karnak (Graeme Base,...
Bookseller Publisher, April 26, 2013
...Jellett, Viking) Sophie Scott Goes South (Alison Lester, Viking) Little Elephants (Graeme Base, Viking) Good Night Sleep Tight (Mem Fox, illus by Judy Horacek, Scholastic) The Very Hungry Bear (Nick Bland, Scholastic)   Book of the Year for...
New Jersey Online, May 13, 2013
...The Magic Hat ? Through rhyme and rhythm, the young audience will follow the bouncing hat created by Mem Fox that ?makes all the magic wherever it sat,? on July 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Elysian Park, 10th and Hudson streets. Rain location ? Yankee...
Daily Liberal, May 13, 2013
...and Convention Centre sold out soon after the production was announced. Based on the 1983 book written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Julie Vivas, Possum Magic was an instant success with children and parents alike. In 1990 the musical stage...
PRLog, May 10, 2013
...to and you can LIKE her on Facebook at Julia is now speaking at conference with authors like Mem Fox and Eric Carle- she is a rising literary star that has been compared to Dr. Seuss and writes for 21st centurychildren and the issues they face, helping...
Taranaki Daily News, May 9, 2013
...department, which surely stacks the odds a little more in favour of bookwormery. Celebrated Australian children's author Mem Fox says in her book Reading Magic to just read three stories aloud for 10 minutes a day to your child from infancy. Even if...
Southland Times, May 9, 2013
...department, which surely stacks the odds a little more in favour of bookwormery. Celebrated Australian children's author Mem Fox says in her book Reading Magic to just read three stories aloud for 10 minutes a day to your child from infancy. Even if...
Daily Liberal, May 9, 2013
...Dubbo branch of the Macquarie Regional Library encourages residents to turn out for a special reading of the Mem Fox classic Possum Magic by the cast of the new stage show next week. PHOTO: SIMON CHAMBERLAIN POSSUM Magic The Musical will show at the...
Bayside Leader, May 8, 2013
...A Garry Ginivan Attraction based on the book written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Julie Vivas. Grandma Poss made bush magic. She made wombats blue and kookaburras pink, dingoes smile and emus shrink, but the best magic of all was...