Mem Fox

The reader is invited to count goats of many shapes, sizes, hobbies, and professions.

Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love.

"A star falls to earth where it becomes a baby and is embraced and cared for by the community"--

Invites the reader to search for Ladybug, who loves to hide.

Two parents love their brand-new baby dragoneven though he is always breathing fire (especially when he's hungry or tired). Dragon tries his best not to set any more fires, but sometimes accidents happen. And when he unwittingly coughs up another flame while playing, what are his loving-but-slightly-exasperated parents to do? He is a baby dragon, after all!

A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

A baby encounters a variety of young animals, including a clever monkey, a hairy warthog, and a dusty lion cub, before discovering the most precious creature of all.

One by one five little ducklings tumble off the bridge into the river below--and mother duck follows them.

A particular cow has some particularly unusual adventures on a particular Saturday morning.

When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper--and does not quite succeed.