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Where is the Green Sheep? Well, it's now on a coin

Canberra had a lot to do with the much-loved book.

The Canberra Times

Filmmaker re-imagines classic Mem Fox children's book for Flickerfest

Filmmaker re-imagines classic Mem Fox children's book for Flickerfest

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was produced by Caleb Irwin.

Newcastle Herald

Mem Fox book Guess What? not banned but 'approved' for school libraries, US county says

Mem Fox book Guess What? not banned but 'approved' for school libraries, US county says

Education authorities in the US county of Duval, in Florida, reject claims a book by renowned Australian children's author Mem Fox has been banned from classrooms, saying the work has instead been "approved" for school libraries and is not on a list of 21 "not-approved" titles.

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Mem Fox book banned in Florida, as lawmakers conflate nudity and sexuality

Failure to comply is a third-degree felony, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years in Florida.

Mem Fox's book Guess What? reportedly included in controversial 'book ban' in Florida

Renowned children's author Mem Fox says a message from her literary agent that one of her books had been banned in the US state of Florida made her "howl with laughter".

Guess What? Mem Fox’s children's book has been banned in Florida as 'pornography' – but bathing is not a sexual act

Australian author Mem Fox’s 1988 picture book Guess What?, illustrated by Vivienne Goodman, has been banned in Duval County, Florida over allegations of “pornography”. Why? Because one illustration depicts the main character, “old witch” Daisy O'Grady, taking a bath.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Turkey and Thailand election results; shipwreck found off Tasmania; and an Australian book banned in Florida

Two-decade rule of Turkish president Erdoğan could be decided in runoff election

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Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill

Mem Fox book Guess What? banned in Florida county under Ron DeSantis bill

Agent for bestselling Australian children’s author says she has ‘nothing to say’ about the ban and Duval county ‘is not important’

The Guardian - AU

Mem Fox hits out at Roald Dahl changes as classic children's book Possum Magic turns 40

Mem Fox hits out at Roald Dahl changes as classic children's book Possum Magic turns 40

Possum Magic has turned 40 — but its audience remains as young as ever, and author Mem Fox maintains that, notwithstanding changes to Roald Dahl's work, she would not change a single word.

Outback community rallies to help find lost teddy bear

Outback community rallies to help find lost teddy bear

A 5,000-kilometre, cross country journey for a father and his son's beloved teddy bear is the recipe for a best-selling children's book — or potential disaster — as Gordon Wilson finds out.

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