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Author photo. Mem Fox with her latest book, Let's Count Goats, at the 2010 Baltimore Book Festival. ©2010

Mem Fox with her latest book, Let's Count Goats, at the 2010 Baltimore Book Festival. ©2010

Mem Fox

Author of Whoever You Are

Includes the names: Mem Fox, Mem Fox, Fox Mem, Men Fox, Mem Fos, Mem Author: Fox

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Mem Fox was born on March 5, 1946 in Melbourne, Australia. She attended a drama school in London. She returned to Australia where she was a college professor. She writes children's books including Possum Magic, Night Noises, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Time for Bed, Koala Lou, Wombat Divine, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath (co-written with Olivia Rawson), Count Goats!, and The Little Dragon. She has also written several books for adults. She has received numerous awards including the 1990 Dromkeen Medal for distinguished services to children's literature, a 1991 Advance Australia Award for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature, and a medal in the 1993 Australia Day Honours awards for services to the cultural life of Australia. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Whoever You Are… (more)
Whoever You Are 3,455 copies, 219 reviews
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 3,338 copies, 209 reviews
Time for Bed 2,968 copies, 56 reviews
Possum Magic 2,021 copies, 67 reviews
Koala Lou 1,983 copies, 55 reviews
Where Is the Green Sheep? 1,553 copies, 89 reviews
Hattie and the Fox 1,481 copies, 54 reviews
Tough Boris 1,164 copies, 87 reviews
The Magic Hat [Book and CD] 1,046 copies, 50 reviews
Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! 1,021 copies, 45 reviews
Shoes from Grandpa 782 copies, 35 reviews
Night Noises 705 copies, 29 reviews
Wombat Divine 647 copies, 20 reviews
Sleepy Bears 533 copies, 15 reviews
Hello Baby! 474 copies, 37 reviews
Zoo-Looking 458 copies, 8 reviews
Feathers and Fools 320 copies, 23 reviews
Hunwick's Egg 264 copies, 11 reviews
Sophie 244 copies, 24 reviews
Boo to a Goose 231 copies, 5 reviews
Good Night, Sleep Tight 219 copies, 10 reviews
Guess What? 210 copies, 14 reviews
A Particular Cow 207 copies, 9 reviews
Let's count goats 200 copies, 10 reviews
The Goblin and the Empty Chair 139 copies, 15 reviews
Tell Me About Your Day Today 136 copies, 11 reviews
Two Little Monkeys 134 copies, 16 reviews
A Bedtime Story 125 copies, 10 reviews
Where the Giant Sleeps 122 copies, 4 reviews
Ducks Away! 112 copies, 4 reviews
The Straight Line Wonder 109 copies, 3 reviews
Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! 102 copies, 4 reviews
This and That 100 copies, 3 reviews
I'm Australian too 67 copies, 1 review
Baby Bedtime 63 copies, 6 reviews
I'm an Immigrant Too! 43 copies, 6 reviews
Cat Dog 38 copies, 3 reviews
Nellie Belle 36 copies, 2 reviews
The Tiny Star 33 copies
Roly Poly 27 copies, 1 review
Cat Called Kite 20 copies, 3 reviews
Early One Morning 20 copies, 1 review
Our Dragon 4 copies
Tough Boris 2 copies
Bear Play 1 copy
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