Mem Fox
Mem Fox is Australia's most highly regarded picture-book author. Mem Fox was born in Australia, grew up in Africa, studied drama in England, and returned to Adelaide, Australia in 1970, where she has lived with her husband, Malcolm, and daughter Chloe. Mem has written over forty picture books for children and several non-fiction books for adults, including the best-selling Reading Magic, aimed at parents of very young children.