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A story about many different sheep, and one that seems to be missing. (Source: Trove)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation.
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What I’m Reading
2019
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019; -
What I’m Reading (Aloud)
2018
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
Feel the Beat in Books: Introducing Babies to Music
2015
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— Appears in: Thoughts from an Idle Hour 2015-; This column explores the ways in which reading board books aloud to children can be used to introduce babies and toddlers to the basic building blocks of music. The column focuses on Mem Fox and Judy Horacek's Where Is the Green Sheep? for the concepts of pitch and dynamics, and feature's Nick Bland's The Very Noisy Bear to discuss tonal colour. -
Worth a Thousand Words : The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Books
2013
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2013;'The academics and the “mummy bloggers” are in furious agreement – reading picture books to children is one of the best things you can do for a child’s development.
It also happens to be, in the opinion of this humble author, one of the best things an adult can do for their own development. A reminder that the greatest joys in life are often the simplest.' (Introduction)
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Kids Feeling Sheepish
2013
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 March 2013; (p. 15)
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[Review] Where Is the Green Sheep?
2004
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— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 83 no. 9 2004; (p. 47)
— Review of Where Is the Green Sheep? 2004 single work picture book -
Bookshelf
2004
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 June 2004; (p. 11)
— Review of Where Is the Green Sheep? 2004 single work picture book ; Refugees 2003 single work picture book -
[Review] Where Is the Green Sheep?
2004
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 19 no. 2 2004; (p. 26)
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Bevy of Animals
2004
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 264 2004; (p. 60)
— Review of An Australian ABC of Animals 2004 single work picture book ; Where Is the Green Sheep? 2004 single work picture book ; Cuddle Time 2004 single work picture book ; The Great Big Animal Ask 2004 single work picture book ; Piglet and Mama 2003 single work picture book -
Aussie Kids Brought to Book
2005
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 January 2005; (p. 7)
— Review of Where Is the Green Sheep? 2004 single work picture book -
Quick Mem Fox
2004
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— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 May 2004; (p. 18-20) -
28 Books On - Mem is Finally the Word
2005
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2005; (p. 12) -
Early Childhood
2005
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 49 no. 4 2005; (p. 3-4) -
Installation Theatre
2007
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— Appears in: Lowdown , April vol. 29 no. 2 2007; (p. 20-21) This article is concerned with the thinking and processes involved in creating a performance and performance space for babies and toddlers. Mem Fox's book Where is the Green Sheep? was used as a text to underpin a performance experience for very young children. -
All Your Old Favourites
2010
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 23) Discusses Australian picture books and other picture books out of AustLit scope that parents enjoyed in their childhood.
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