Mem FoxPutting babies as young as two weeks into child care for the first year of their life, for 60 hours a week, will cause their brains damage.342LifeThought
Mem FoxIf every parent understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their children, and if every parent- and every adult caring for a … ▶331Reading
Mem FoxThe fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.377Reading
Mem FoxI have very little patience with children.358Reading
Mem FoxAs everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes.289Humor
Mem FoxBooks don't harm kids; they arm them.256Reading
Mem FoxIf you are not a writer, you will not understand the difficulties of writing. If you are not a writer, you will not know the fears and hopes of the writers you teach.223Hope
Mem FoxThe fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the ad… ▶278Reading
Mem FoxExperts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best re… ▶2810LoveReadingTime
Mem FoxReading aloud and talking about what we're reading sharpens children's brains. It helps develop their ability to concentrate at length, to solve problems logically, and to express… ▶171ReadingThought
Mem FoxWriting a picture book is like writing 'War and Peace' in Haiku.148Reading
Mem FoxIf we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books like that, they will be able to … ▶1610Reading
Mem FoxWhen I say to a parent, read to a child, I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.1410Reading
