Mem Fox has written over 25 books for adults and children including Possum Magic, which has sold over three million copies and is the bestselling picture book ever in Australia. Mem has been presented with many awards including an AM in the 1993 Australia Day Honours for services to the cultural life of Australia; an SA Great Award for Literature in 2001; the Prime Minister's Centenary Medal in 2003; and she was shortlisted for the Australian of the Year in 2004. She worked as an Associate Professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Flinders University, South Australia for twenty-four years and is now an international literacy consultant.
Mem's recent books with Penguin include Where is the Green Sheep?, Hunwick's Egg, A Particular Cow, Where The Giant Sleeps, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hello Baby!, The Goblin and the Empty Chair and A Giraffe in the Bath. She lives in Adelaide, Australia.
'Mem Fox's books are like a warm blanket; they have a way of making the world seem a little cosier.' Sunday Age
A giraffe in the bath - does that make you laugh? Or a frog in the flour? Or a sheep in the shower? An owl with the flu? Or a roo on the loo? A crocodile with style - does that make you smile ?
What makes you laugh? This very funny picture book suggests increasingly silly and hilarious possibilities. Lots of fun for every reader, with wonderful, giggle-inducing illustrations by Kerry Argent.
A giraffe in the bath - does that make you laugh? Or a frog in the flour? Or a sheep in the shower? An owl with the flu? Or a roo on the loo? A crocodile with style - does that make you smile ?
What makes...
Published: 29/03/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670072132
RRP: $24.95
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 of making the world seem a little cosier.' SUNDAY AGE
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 of making the world...
Published: 01/02/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143501343
RRP: $14.95
A small buggy book with keyring adapted from the picture book Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, featuring simplified text for babies.
A small buggy book with keyring adapted from the picture book Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, featuring simplified text for babies.
Published: 27/09/2010
Format: Board Book
ISBN: 9780143504610
RRP: $9.95
Clever monkey babies,
dusty lion babies,
sleepy leopard babies,
hairy warthog babies.
But which baby is the most
treasured one of all?
Clever monkey babies,
dusty lion babies,
sleepy leopard babies,
hairy warthog babies.
But which baby is the most
treasured one of all?
Published: 01/06/2009
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670074006
RRP: $24.95
Clever monkey babies, dusty lion babies, sleepy leopard babies - the world is filled with beautiful babies.
But which one is the most treasured baby of all?
A simple, repetitive storyline which introduces the first-time reader to young animals, with the satisfying conclusion of identifying themselves. Clean, spare and compulsive words, very typically Mem in delivery with charming 'paper art' similar...
Clever monkey babies, dusty lion babies, sleepy leopard babies - the world is filled with beautiful babies.
But which one is the most treasured baby of all?
A simple, repetitive storyline which introduces...
Published: 02/08/2010
Format: Board Book
ISBN: 9780143504139
RRP: $16.95
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