Mem Fox

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 new and revised edition! Bestselling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read. With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading,...

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

A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention.

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

Illustrations and rhyming text portray the different residents of fairyland and where each one goes to sleep.

"What are two parents to do when their beloved little dragon keeps breathing fire all over the house?"--