Washoe County Library System

From beloved Australian author Mem Fox comes a timely picture book about how all of our lives are enriched by the vibrant cultural diversity immigrants bring to their new communities. What journeys we have travelled, from countries near and far! Together now, we live in peace, beneath the Southern Star. Inspired by the plight of immigrants around the world, Mem Fox was moved to write this lyrical and rhyming exploration of the myriad ways immigrants...

Hattie, a big black hen, discovers a fox in the bushes, which creates varying reactions in the other barnyard animals.

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

Although he is a very tough pirate, Boris von der Borch cries when his parrots dies.

Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes. On board pages.

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

"What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? This little boy loves to talk to his stuffed animals at the end of the day, and share with them all the things that happened to him that day--and to hear about their day, too"--

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.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray the different residents of fairyland and where each one goes to sleep.

In this book with rhyming text, Bonnie and Ben's favorite babysitter reads them nursery rhymes before putting them to bed.