#mem fox

Possum Magic is a 1983 children's picture book by Australian author Mem Fox, and illustrated by Julie Vivas. It concerns a young female possum, named Hush, who becomes invisible and has a number of adventures. In 2001, a film was made by the American company Weston Woods and narrated by the author.

The two main characters are Grandma Poss and Hush. Hush has been made invisible by Grandma to protect her from Australian bush dangers. The story details the duo's adventures as they tour Australia searching for the secret to Hush's visibility. It is a rhythmical story of Australia's varied landscapes and the animals in them.

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Presenting Time for Bed by Mem Fox. Reviewed by Kate's Page Turners for In the Stacks.

“When I say to a parent, “read to a child”, I don’t want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.”

Well-loved children’s author and literacy advocate Mem Fox was questioned by Customs and Border Protection officers for two hours earlier this month as she was on her way to Milwaukee to address a conference.  To give you some idea of how dangerous she is, here are her best-known books:

"I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous impoliteness," Fox said.

"The entire interview took place with me standing, with my back to a room full of people in total public hearing and view — it was disgraceful.