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, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight. — 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 article, a women's magazine, a comic, a children's book, or the latest book that just about everyone is reading. No one chastises us for our choice. No one says, 'That's too short for you to read.'… — 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 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
