Mem Fox

We all hope and expect our children will learn to read, but how many of us realize we can get our kids on the road to reading simply by reading aloud to them every day? With passion and humor, Mem Fox explains why reading aloud to young children has such an impact on their ability to readand on their entire lives. Writing as an ordinary mother as well as a bestselling author and internationally respected literacy expert, Fox explores when and where...

Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.

A story about many different sheep, and one that seems to be missing.

Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join humanity together, such as pain, joy, and love.

A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

A rhyming tale about two little monkeys who are hiding from a leopard.

One by one five little ducklings tumble off the bridge into the river below--and mother duck follows them.

"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 antics-and sometimes doesn't"--

The reader is invited to count goats of many shapes, sizes, hobbies, and professions.

"A little boy takes a walk to fetch something for his breakfast before sitting down for a meal with his grandmother"--