Where Is the Green Sheep? The 190-word picture book that sold millions – and inspired a whole live show https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/24/where-is-the-green-sheep-picture-book-mem-fox-judy-horacek-live-show #theatre #greensheep #books
Where Is the Green Sheep? The 190-word picture book that sold millions – and inspired a whole live show

Written by Mem Fox with illustrations by Judy Horacek, Green Sheep was recently voted third-best Australian picture book of all time by Guardian readers

The Guardian

Where is the Green Sheep is 20!

‘Fox ... has a message for any would-be children's book writers out there: "Don't teach anything — kids can see straight through it...”’

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-25/where-is-the-green-sheep-mem-fox-judy-horacek/103885208

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Where is the Green Sheep? is 20 years old but to writer Mem Fox and illustrator Judy Horacek it still feels as fresh as ever

It's been two decades since Where Is the Green Sheep? hit shelves, but the classic Aussie children's book has lost none of its sparkle. Here's how it first came to be.

ABC News