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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Classic Magic : Possum Magic and Other Stories
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'A selection of storytelling magic from Australia's most successful author for young children.

'Mem Fox is Australia's most successful author of books for young children. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the highest selling picture book ever in Australia.

'Classic Magic, narrated by Mem, is a selection of her most popular and beloved stories.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Audio only.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,:Bolinda , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Possum Magic, Mem Fox , Julie Vivas (illustrator), single work picture book children's
Two Australian possums go in search of the magic that will make the invisible one of them visible.
Sleepy Bears, Mem Fox , Kerry Argent (illustrator), single work picture book children's

'Winter is here and in winter, bears sleep. But how do you convince six not-so-sleepy bear cubs to go to bed? Mother Bear has found a way – with a cosy rhyme for each of them.' (Publisher's blurb)

Hattie and the Fox, Mem Fox , Patricia Mullins (illustrator), single work picture book children's
'Hattie the Hen spots danger. "I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!" cries Hattie. But nobody is listening. The goose and the pig and the sheep and the horse and the cow don't seem to care. That is, until they realise that Hattie is right.' (Source: Amazon Books)
Koala Lou, Mem Fox , Pamela Lofts (illustrator), single work picture book children's
The Goblin and the Empty Chair, Mem Fox , Leo Dillon (illustrator), Diane Dillon (illustrator), single work picture book children's

'In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss. But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal.

'From internationally acclaimed picture-book masters Mem Fox and Leo and Diane Dillon, here is a rich and moving original fairytale about family, friendship, and the power compassion has to unite us all.' (From the publisher's website)

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Mem Fox , Julie Vivas (illustrator), single work picture book children's
Young W.G.M.P. wasn't very old but he lived next door to an old people's home and knew all the people there. He enjoyed their company but his particular favourite was Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper because she too had four names. He tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore Nancy's memory.
Hunwick's Egg, Mem Fox , Pamela Lofts (illustrator), single work picture book children's

'When a mysterious egg appears outside Hunwick's burrow, no one is quite certain what to think. And when it doesn't hatch right away, everyone is even more bewildered. Everyone except Hunwich, that is. Hunwick understands that the egg is his friend, and he is the only one who knows its secret.' (author's website)

Wombat Divine, Mem Fox , Kerry Argent (illustrator), single work picture book children's
For a long time Wombat wanted to take a part in the Nativity Play, but somehow it was very difficult.
Sail Away : The Ballad of Skip and Nell, Mem Fox , Pamela Lofts (illustrator), single work picture book children's

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Bolinda , 2013 .
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      Extent: 48 minsp.
      Description: Audio
      ISBN: 9781743147412
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