I realized with grief that purposeless activities in language arts are probably the burial grounds of language development and that coffins can be found in most classrooms, including mine. — 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 Image
I was the most Australian child ever in the world, even though my home was in Africa. — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point. — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
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 Image
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
