Mem Fox

Share the magic of storytime with Mem Fox, the beloved Australian author whose lyrical, warmly illustrated picture books have become timeless classics read to millions of children around the world — books that speak with equal power to the hearts of children and the adults who read to them, and that have made Mem Fox one of the most celebrated and influential picture book authors of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Born in Australia and raised partly in Zimbabwe, Fox began her writing career as a university lecturer in literacy education, and her deep understanding of how children learn to read and love language infuses every one of her books with a rhythmic, musical quality that makes them irresistible to read aloud. Her debut picture book Possum Magic (1983) — illustrated by Julie Vivas and featuring a little possum made invisible by her grandmother’s magic, travelling across Australia in search of the food that will make her visible again — became the bestselling Australian picture book of all time and has never been out of print. Other beloved classics include Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, a tender story about memory and friendship between a small boy and an elderly woman; Koala Lou; Night Noises; Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild!; Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes; and Whoever You Are. Essential gifting for babies, toddlers, and every child who loves a story read aloud.