Reading Magic: How your child can learn to read before school, and other read-aloud miracles

In this modern classic, bestselling author and educator Mem Fox explores the power and impact that reading aloud to our children can have—on literacy, development, confidence and connection. She explains the benefits and processes of reading, offers practical guidance and tackles enduring controversies from phonics to television. Mem Fox is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from Flinders University and the author of over 40 books. Her first book, illustrated by Julie Vivas was Possum Magic (1983) and became a bestseller. Since then, her work has been translated into 21 languages and she’s received many awards. Reading Magic was first published in 2001.