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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Guess What?
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'Who is that crazy old lady called Daisy O'Grady? Why does she dress all in black? And what is she going to do with those rats' tails, toenails and dead lizards' scales that she keeps in her pantry? You'll just have to guess!' -- (Back cover, 2008 publication)

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  • Also published in braille and sound recording formats.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1988 .
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      Extent: 28p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1992
      ISBN: 0949641278, 1862911347 (pbk.)
    • San Diego, California,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ,       1990 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 1st U.S. ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0152004521
    • Malvern, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2008 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9781862916913 (pbk.), 9781862916432 (hbk.)
Alternative title: A ton avis?
Language: French
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Kaléidoscope ,       1990 .
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      Extent: 28p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 2877670287
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Works about this Work

Mem Fox Book Guess What? Not Banned but 'approved' for School Libraries, US County Says 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;

'Education authorities in a US county have rejected claims a book by renowned Australian children's author Mem Fox has been banned from classrooms, saying the work has instead been "approved for our school libraries".' (Introduction)
Mem Fox's Book Guess What? Reportedly Included in Controversial 'book Ban' in Florida 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;
Guess What? Mem Fox’s Children’s Book Has Been Banned in Florida as ‘pornography’ – but Bathing Is Not a Sexual Act Sarah Mokrzycki , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 May 2023;

'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.'
[Review] Where the Giant Sleeps and Guess What? Joy Steward , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of Where the Giant Sleeps Mem Fox , 2007 single work picture book ; Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Guess What? Chloe Mauger , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 23 no. 1 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Guess What? James Lewis , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 3 no. 3 1988; (p. 28)
— Review of Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Guess What? Margaret Hamilton , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2007/08 vol. 87 no. 5 2007; (p. 46)
— Review of Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Guess What? Katharine England , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 January 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Guess What? Chloe Mauger , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 23 no. 1 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
[Review] Where the Giant Sleeps and Guess What? Joy Steward , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of Where the Giant Sleeps Mem Fox , 2007 single work picture book ; Guess What? Mem Fox , 1988 single work picture book
Guess What? Mem Fox’s Children’s Book Has Been Banned in Florida as ‘pornography’ – but Bathing Is Not a Sexual Act Sarah Mokrzycki , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 May 2023;

'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.'
Mem Fox's Book Guess What? Reportedly Included in Controversial 'book Ban' in Florida 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;
Mem Fox Book Guess What? Not Banned but 'approved' for School Libraries, US County Says 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;

'Education authorities in a US county have rejected claims a book by renowned Australian children's author Mem Fox has been banned from classrooms, saying the work has instead been "approved for our school libraries".' (Introduction)
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