The book is cute enough, but it depicts a strange assortment of animals together. It features a momma kangaroo and her baby on the plains and in the jungle alongside elephants, monkeys, camels, and giraffes. Australia, kangaroos' natural habitat, is filled with interesting animals; why were the kangaroos depicted with animals they would never naturally encounter in the wild?

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book through NetGalley. ( )

Not as great as I had hoped. The kangaroo / joey conceit is a good one for handling separation anxiety -- but her friend seemed impliedly a potential romantic partner, which seemed a little weird in a toddler's book. ( )

This is a cute book of the mother kangaroo trying to let her little kangaroo go. Little kangaroo never let goof her mother until she saw another kangaroo just like her. ( )

This is a cute book about separation anxiety using animals. Little kangaroo is getting too big to live in Mama's pouch but she is afraid to leave it. She only feels safe when she is in mama's pouch. Mama tries to get her interested in the world around her with no luck. When another young kangaroo shows up, Little kangaroo finally leaves the pouch and hops off with her new friend. My main issue with this book is that kangaroos live in Australia, but the animals they show in the book live in Africa. This could be confusing to children who have learned about where some of these animals live. The illustrations are cute and done in a way that is non-threatening. They look like stuffed animals. They are colourful and young children will like them. A nice book for a family library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )

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