I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!

Author and Illustrator: Emma Chichester Clark

For Ages: 4 and above

No. of Pages: 15

Publisher: Picture Lions, London

Year: 2000

ISBN: 978-0-44041-549-7

Meet Lily and her favorite toy, Blue Kangaroo. Thanks to a series of gifts leading up to her birthday, Lily ends up sharing her bed with Tiny Teddy, Long-Eared Owl, Wiggly Green Crocodile and others. 

Poor Kangaroo feels a mite lonely and unhappy. He finds a warm, cozy bed with Lily’s baby brother. 

However, Lily remembers her favorite and trades all her toys with her brother for the Blue Kangaroo. 

Excerpt

“Goo goo, boo gangaloo!” gurgled the baby as he squeezed Blue Kangaroo tightly in his tiny little pink fists.

The next day, Lily looked everywhere for Blue Kangaroo.

“Goo goo, boo gangaloo!” cooed the baby.

“Mine!” cried the baby.

“No!” shouted Lily.