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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"
Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! will be released on May 07, 2013 in eBook Fixed Layout, eBook
May 07, 2013
Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! is now available in eBook Fixed Layout, eBook
May 07, 2013
Tell Me About Your Day Today will be released on September 04, 2012 in eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Tell Me About Your Day Today is now available in eBook
Sep 04, 2012
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Do it now! Q. What do you regret most? A. Having only one child Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. William Wilberforce, the Englishman who spent most of his life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries working to abolish the slave trade. I'd say: "Congratulations! And thank you, thank you, thank you thank you!" Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. The ruler of the world Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Badly brought up, out of control children Learn more about Mem Fox

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Stock & Land, May 21, 2013
...refreshed stream of words: picture books, author talks, language kits. They have experts to choose just the right Mem Fox for my daughter and Batman for me. They guide patrons to ancient translations and the newest historical romance vampire fiction....
Winston-Salem Journal, May 19, 2013
...who do not understand the depth of other people’s pain. “Tell Me about Your Day Today” by Mem Fox, Simon & Schuster, ages 4-8, $17.99. The panacea to bullying can be more love at home than can be measured. This book reminds us that a nightly...
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....
Canberra Times, May 22, 2013
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The Land Australia, May 21, 2013
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Stock Journal Australia, May 21, 2013
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North Queensland Register, May 21, 2013
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Queensland Country Life, May 21, 2013
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Farm Weekly, May 21, 2013
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Stock & Land, May 21, 2013
...refreshed stream of words: picture books, author talks, language kits. They have experts to choose just the right Mem Fox for my daughter and Batman for me. They guide patrons to ancient translations and the newest historical romance vampire fiction....