A Giraffe in the Bath

Mem Fox has written more than 40 books for children, including the bestselling and much-loved picture books Possum Magic and Where is the Green Sheep? Other books by Mem include Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hunwick’s Egg, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath, Koala Lou, Baby Bedtime and Roly Poly. In 2019, The Tiny Star was released to great critical acclaim from the Australian Book Industry, and March 2021 will see the release of another new picture book, Early One Morning.

Mem has been presented with an array of book awards, and was awarded an AM for services to the cultural life of Australia in 1993.

Mem lives in Adelaide and is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from Flinders University, South Australia.

Olivia Rawson (Author)

Olivia Rawson trained as a teacher at Flinders University where she was taught by Mem Fox. She gave up the excitement of teaching for the mayhem of motherhood. She loves Adelaide, where she lives with her husband and three children.

Kerry Argent (Illustrator)

Kerry Argent’s first picture book was One Woolly Wombat which began as an art-school project and has become a classic international best-seller. After spending 8 years as Art Director for Omnibus Books, Kerry is now a freelance designer and book illustrator. Her other works include Sebastian Lives in a Hat, written by Thelma Catterwell, Derek the Dinosaur by Mary Blackwood and Wombat Divine by Mem Fox. Originally from Adelaide, Kerry now lives in Brisbane.