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.

Ever since Keith found his hop, he can't stop! He keeps getting the hopp-ups from hopping while he's eating his dinner. It's time to consult Doctor Leapyear to see if he can help with a spot of hopnosis.

Mrs Grey is very worried. All young kangaroos have to be presented to Big Red, the leader of all the kangaroos in the world. But what on earth is Big Red going to say about Keith? Big Red has never met a hop-less kangaroo in all his born days! He tries several ingenious ways to make Keith hop but nothing works until Keith visits the hop-spital, where the doctor suggests a very scary remedy...

Mrs Grey Kangaroo has four children - Jumper, Bumper, Thumper and Keith. She's very worried because soon all young kangaroos are due to be presented to Big Red, the leader of all the kangaroos in Australia, and poor little Keith simply cannot hop. In fact he's quite hopless! Although Big Red has never come across a hopless kangaroo before, he tries many ingenious ways of getting Keith to hop, but nothing works. The last resort is to send Keith off to hop-spital, where the doctor's suggestion of a very scary remedy does the trick!

Of course they do -- just like me and you! From baby kangaroos, called joeys, to baby elephants, called calfs, every kind of animal has a mother. Inside this playful and colorful book you will see all sorts of different babies with their mothers, all with one thing in common: Their mothers love them very, very much -- just like your mother loves you! Come right in and meet the family -- the animal family, that is -- in words and pictures by Eric Carle.