Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Meerkat Mayhem – Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

    Penguin Australia You will find numerous posts here referencing Mem Fox, going back almost the entire decade of the blog’s existence, including an insightful Q&A posted back in 2019. My joy in Mem’s work and her presence goes back many years. Possum Magic was a book I bought to share with The Kid’s mum as…

  • Where is the Green Sheep? Celebration Book [20th Anniversary] – Mem Fox and Judy Horacek

    Penguin Australia April 2024 Twenty years ago this was a brand new sparkling book that was a huge hit in my library lessons. Now it’s an iconic staple of our Oz Kids Lit picture book canon, still sparkling, and still a huge hit with little readers. As soon as it was available I had my…

  • Early One Morning – Mem Fox. Illustrated by Christine Davenier

    Penguin Australia March 2021 ISBN: 9781761040030 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $19.99 It’s always a delight to see a new Mem Fox book and this one for very little people is no exception. Your littlest humans will thoroughly enjoy this little boy’s mission to collect his breakfast, as he walks around the farm in search of the source. There is…

  • Roly Poly – Mem Fox/Jane Dyer

    Penguin Random House November 2019 ISBN: 9781760896348 Imprint: Puffin Format: Hardback RRP: $19.99 This is just adorable! Of course Mem’s story about the arrival of a little usurper in the family is just delightful and  will resonate with so many small children but aside from that. those glorious illustrations! They remind me so much of Jeannie Baker’s Polar…

  • Q&A with the AMAZING Mem Fox!

    Photo Credit: Penguin Books Welcome to Just So Stories Mem! What an absolute honour to be able to have this exchange with you – many thanks! I’ve had the great pleasure of attending various of your presentations and PD events over the years and every time have come away energised and re-enthused. Your passion is…

  • The Tiny Star – Mem Fox/Freya Blackwood

    Penguin 1st October 2019 ISBN: 9780670078127 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $24.99 Mem Fox has triumphed again with this simply beautiful new picture book inspired by the most personal of motivations – the bond between loving grandparent and grandchild. In their first collaboration Mem and Freya have produced a gentle and warming exploration of life and death that will resonate…