My mother was a very difficult woman to please. She was the sort of woman who thought that if I were praised I would get above myself. — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
“As adults we choose our own reading material. Depending on our moods and needs we might read the newspaper, a blockbuster novel, an academic… — Mem Fox Copy Share
I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa. — Mem Fox Copy Share
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the… — Mem Fox Copy Share
I don't go to church much anymore, but Methodist values still wind me up and send me ticking into my daily life. — Mem Fox Copy Share
I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point. — Mem Fox Copy Share
If you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know… — Mem Fox Copy Share
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. — Mem Fox Copy Share
Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old,… — Mem Fox Copy Share
You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of the time, you're having a wonderful time interacting with young people.… — Mem Fox Copy Share
Putting babies as young as two weeks into child care for the first year of their life, for 60 hours a week, will cause… — Mem Fox Copy Share
As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. — Mem Fox Copy Share
I don't know why some people have children at all if they know that they can only take a few weeks off work. — Mem Fox Copy Share
