Little Kangaroo gains self-confidence when the kangaroos send him on a mission during a life-threatening drought. Includes facts about kangaroo behavior.

Little Kangaroo gains self-confidence when the kangaroos send him on a mission during a life-threatening drought. Includes facts about kangaroo behavior.

Bestselling title is now a board book! This is a good option to help young and older children with separation anxiety. - School Library Journal The world is big ... Much, much bigger than Mother Kangaroo's pouch. But Little Kangaroo would rather stay with Mommy, where it's safer, warmer and easier. Mom tries to show Little Kangaroo all that life has to offer. It does no good at first, but then... A splendid picture book about letting go in a loving way.

Mrs Grey is very worried. Ever since Big Red, the leader of all the kangaroos in the world, helped Keith to find his hop - he just can't STOP hopping! Big Red again tries several ingenious ways to help but, in the end, sends Keith back to the hop-spital to see Dr Leapyear, the hop-tician. This time the doctor decides to try hop-nosis. But will it work? Will Keith EVER be able to stop hopping? A brand new Australian picture book about the little kangaroo who couldn't! A unique and charming story that handles the subjects of difference and diversity with sensitivity and humour. Follow the trials of Keith the grey kangaroo as he finds a way to overcome and triumph. Beautiful watercolour illustrations.

A beautiful rhyming story about a little kangaroo that became too dependant on being carried around in his mum's pouch.The second book in this series, by Australian based author Lee Phethean, is yet another story of everyday events that his own children have experienced as they grow up from babies to toddlers.A follow up to his first book, "The Koala That Couldn't Sleep", Lee explores common baby and toddler milestone and issues and brings them to life in rhyming children's picture books that both adults and children will enjoy reading.Colourful, contrasting illustrations bring The Kangaroo That Couldn't Jump to life, offering perfect bedtime reading material and a fun way to talk about crawling, walking or jumping with your own special, little kangaroo.

This is an Australian children's book that tells the story of Dot. Dot, a 5-year-old girl, is lost in the Australian outback after chasing a hare into the woods and losing sight of her home. A red kangaroo approaches her and offers her some berries to eat. Dot gains the ability to comprehend all animal languages after eating the berries, and she tells the kangaroo about her predicament. Despite her fear of humans, the kangaroo, who has lost her joey, decides to help little Dot find her home.