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Mem Fox
The internationally acclaimed children’s book writer and educator offers her insights into the learning process, language education, and the pleasure, growth, and power that reading and writing can bring.
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Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love.
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Mem Fox is Australia’s most successful author of books for young children. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the highest selling picture book ever in Australia.
Classic Magic, narrated by…
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Baby Magic, narrated by…
Youngsters are invited to join a duo of adorable elephants for a lyrical good night routine in this tender bedtime tale from the bestselling author of Time for Bed and…
The candid and compelling autobiography of Australia’s most successful children’s author, Mem’s the Word unfolds as an endlessly generous reminiscence, full of truth and humour, self-awareness and insight, and the…
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Picture book superstars Fox and Thomas deliver a fresh, funny counting book for the youngest of readers. Full color.
Sophie loves her Grandpa–and her Grandpa, of course, loves Sophie. They are best friends. Then one day there is no Grandpa… . Family love and the natural cycle of birth…
Clever monkey babies, dusty lion babies, sleepy leopard babies, hairy warthog babies. But which baby is the most treasured one of all?
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An inspiring celebration of the bonds that unite children all over the world shows how children laugh, cry, play, learn, eat, and sleep–children who do not look the same, and…
In this modern classic, bestselling author and educator Mem Fox explores the power and impact that reading aloud to our children can have-on literacy, development, confidence and connection. She explains…
Lily Laceby was nearly ninety and lived in a cottage in the hills with her dog, Butch Aggie, as her only companion. One wild winter evening, snug and warm by…
In this piece of hacker thriller fiction, Tanner Moore is pulled into the world of a vigilante serial killer and his underground hacker group. It is a vigilante serial killer…
When a particular cow goes for her particular morning walk, usually nothing happens. Until one particular Saturday … ‘Mem Fox’s books are like a warm blanket; they have a way…
Will there be a part in the Nativity play left for Wombat? Utterly universal. Readers will empathize with the Wombat’s sadness and ultimate joy. – Family Life. Full color.
Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate–tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks into Boris’ ship, he…
In their first-ever collaboration, two of today’s most gifted picture book creators deliver a gorgeously simple book that celebrates baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they–and the babies they…
When Grandma Poss’s magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.
Fox’s timeless bedtime story about a cuddly sheep, a buzzing bee, and a fluffy pup now available with both English and Spanish text. Full color.
Beloved author Fox uses her signature gentle charm to celebrate diversity andour common humanity in this essential board book. Full color.
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A special 25th anniversary edition of this much-loved classic. Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look…
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Wombat loved Christmas. He loved the carols and the candles, the presents and the pudding, but most of all he loved the Nativity Play … Wombat loves the Nativity Play…
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After meeting a bevy of baby animals, the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all … itself, of course! With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling…
Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. It’s time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle under the…
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, a rather small boy, lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, his favorite friend, because she has four…
Celebrate babies from all over the world and the one thing (or 20) that connects them all–their fingers and toes!
Hattie, a large black hen, tries to warn the other animals on the farm that there is something or someone lurking behind the trees. Hattie and the Fox combines repetition…
Oh, the magic hat, the magic hat!It moved like this and it moved like that!Where will it land next?One day from out of the blue, a Magic Hat comes to…
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The internationally acclaimed children s book writer, on herself and on the art of writing and publishing children s books.
Hattie the hen discovers a fox in the bushes, which creates varying reactions in the other barnyard animals.
Grandma’s Possum Magic Keepsake Book is a unique gift to treasure. Beautifully produced to capture the magic between grandmothers and grandchildren, this is a book that can be completed together…
Hattie, a large black hen, tries to warn the other animals on the farm that there is something or someone lurking behind the trees. The suspense is brilliantly built up…
In rhyming text Mother mouse tells her child stories at bedtime.
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A star falls to earth where it becomes a baby and is embraced and cared for by the community –
A call-and-response-style adventure in which a cat and dog are astonished to find a mouse in their house! The three circle each other while the story sometimes correctly describes their…
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Inspiring, informative and delightfully illustrated by Mem’s long-time collaborator Judy Horacek, this is essential reading for mothers and fathers, carers and teachers.
Nellie Belle, a puppy, has fun from morning to night.
A little boy loves to talk to his stuffed animals at the end of the day, and share with them all the things that happened to him that dayNand to…
A little boy takes a walk to fetch something for his breakfast before sitting down for a meal with his grandmother –
One day, without warning, a magic hat drops into town from the sky, delighting the townspeople who, one by one, are transformed into giant playful animals by the hat’s magic…
A companion to Good Night, Sleep Tight! Join Bonnie and Ben as they rhyme their way through the day…until a twinkle, twinkle, little star calls them home. From Mem Fox…
Possum Magic: the classic story of Hush, Grandma Poss and all of their bush friends. My Possum Magic Baby Book contains fill-in pages for birth details, a family tree, spaced…
This 25th anniversary edition of one of Mem Fox’s favourite picture books is just right for reading at bed time. The rhyming text is accompanied by soft watercolour illustrations showing…
Bestselling author and literary expert Mem Fox’s must-have guide to reading with children, revised and updated