Books with author Mem Fox

"Jessie, an active girl of nine or so, is growing out of her clothes, and all of the members of her large and loving family get carried away in their eagerness to provide her with a new wardrobe. . . . In story hour, or reading on their own, youngsters will enjoy seeing Jessie's free spirit gently triumph over he family's overly enthusiastic good intentions."--School Library Journal, starred review.

Harriet Harris doesn't mean to be pesky. Sometimes she just is. And her mother doesn't mean to lose her temper. Sometimes she just does. But Harriet and her mother know that even when they do things they wish they hadn't, they still love each other very much. Inspired by the tenderness and turmoil of their relationships with their own children, Mem Fox and Marla Frazee have created a gentle, hilarious—and wild—book that will resonate in the hearts of parents and children everywhere. â€From the author of the bestselling Time for Bed and the illustrator of the enormously popular The Seven Silly Eaters †Ideal for Mother's Day †Offers a realistic and loving solution to a universal parenting problem †Encourages discussion between parents and children