''Reading Magic: How Your Child Can Learn to Read Before School - and Other Read-aloud Miracles'' is a 2001 book by

Mem Fox Merrion Frances "Mem" Fox, AM (born Merrion Frances Partridge; 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and ...

. In it, Fox propounds reading books aloud to children from when they are babies to after they can read by themselves.

Reception

In a review of ''Reading Magic'' ''

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'' noted its "cheerful, chatty style that's totally jargon-free" and recommended it for new parents. '' January Magazine, in its review, wrote: "Fox' book isn't some boring, didactic treatise on how to improve your child's reading skills. In fact, she's not at all fond of the phonics fanatics, and even discourages making your child read aloud to show their progress". '' Library Journal Review'' calls it a "rah-rah book on the benefits of reading aloud to children" and "a marginal purchase for public libraries". ''Reading Magic'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'' and the ''

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''.

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Library holdings of ''Reading Magic''
2001 non-fiction books Australian non-fiction books Parenting advice books Books by Mem Fox {{australia-book-stub