Comments on: Our Favorite Books by Mem Fox

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:24:19 +0000

In reply to Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist. It is a lovely book!

By: Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist

Bronwyn Joy @ Journeys Of The Fabulist — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:51:11 +0000

We love Mem Fox, but have yet to catch up with Whoever You Are. Will look into it – thanks!

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:46:43 +0000

In reply to Lauren. I haven't heard of this one - I will have to check it out. Thank you for the recommendations!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:30:51 +0000

In reply to Lauren. Oh! And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. I don't know why my kids like it, but it subtly introduces a lot of big topics (the whole premise is a child asking retirement home residents what memory is) in a way that your child can ask about when they're ready.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:28:10 +0000

We have so many Mem Fox books, I forget which they are! Where is the Green Sheep is a perennial favourite with the under 2 crowd, and Wombat Divine still makes me choke up sometimes. Possum Magic is sort of the quintessential Mem Fox book, but a lot of its charm might be lost on families who don’t have personal connections to Australia. The illustrators really make a difference – Sophie vs Time for Bed vs Tough Boris is a HUGE change.
We like Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carl, and I’ve been meaning to get The Little Seed. I like how he reveals the slow wonder of the world to small eyes and, by extension, the parent doing the reading.