Tough Boris

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Author
Mem Fox
Publisher
Hachette
Genres
Children’s Fiction, Children’s Picture Book
ISBN
9780152018917

Tough Boris

Mem Fox

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Synopsis

He's tough as nails, through and through, like "all "pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks onto Boris's ship, he discovers that Boris and his mates aren't quite what he expected.
Mem Fox
About the author

Mem Fox

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 saw 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.

Books by Mem Fox

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    Koala Lou
    Mem Fox, Pamela Lofts

    Koala Lou

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    Good Night, Sleep Tight
    Judy Horacek, Mem Fox

    Good Night, Sleep Tight

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      Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
      Helen Oxenbury, Mem Fox

      Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

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      Wombat Divine 25th Anniversary Edition
      Kerry Argent, Mem Fox

      Wombat Divine 25th Anniversary Edition

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      Tough Boris
      Mem Fox

      Tough Boris

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      This & That
      Judy Horacek, Mem Fox

      This & That

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      Baby Bedtime
      Mem Fox

      Baby Bedtime

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      Time For Bed
      Mem Fox

      Time For Bed

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      Reading Magic
      Mem Fox

      Reading Magic

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