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One of Australia's most celebrated children's authors.

Mem Fox has written more than 40 books for children, including the bestselling and much-loved picture books Possum Magic and Where is the Green Sheep? Other books by Mem include Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hunwick’s Egg, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath, Koala Lou, Baby Bedtime and Roly Poly. In 2019, The Tiny Star was released to great critical acclaim from the Australian Book Industry, and March 2021 saw the release of another new picture book, Early One Morning.

Mem has been presented with an array of book awards, and was awarded an AM for services to the cultural life of Australia in 1993.

Mem lives in Adelaide and is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from Flinders University, South Australia.

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