- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Gullane Children's Books (3 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1862336024
- ISBN-13: 978-1862336025
- Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 24.4 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 923,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When a kangaroo finds a baby lamb who's crying out for a Maa, she falls in love with him and puts him in her pouch. The only problem is that he's so different from his new family of bouncing kangaroos! But when the little lamb and Maa try to be more like each other, things just aren't the same...
About the Author
Diana Kimpton is the author of more than 25 books for children, including The Bear Father Christmas Forgot and the The Pony-Mad Princess series. She loves making people laugh and uses humour in both her fiction and non-fiction writing. She lives on the Isle of Wight. Rosalind Beardshaw is a hugely popular illustrator. This will be her third book for Gullane following on from Snog the Frog and A Tale of Two Goats. Rosalind lives in York with her dog, Basil.
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Format:Paperback
This is a really lovely story that introduces the concept of adoption to younger children in a really nice easy going way. The story would be particularly good for matches where there are physical differences between parents and child, but it's a good primer for any adopted children (and even for non-adopted children, it's still a nice little story!)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved this book the moment i read it and the 5 - 6 years olds at school loved it too! The pictures are fantastic, vaguely australian. definatly a book for keeps, great pictures and a good moral to the story.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great book for younger kids and has a message too.
11 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
What a great book!
I had to read this book out loud to a small gathering of 3 and under kids--it was one of the only books I read that seemed to hold their attention. The illustrations are vibrant and bold without being overwhelming, the characters emotions are conveyed really well on the page. The story itself has a wonderful blend of silliness and heart. Ultimately its a story about adoption and how differences can be a good thing, its also about family and love. But it has great moments where you get to read words like "Boing!" and "maa-aa-aa" out loud, which any little kid can get into.
Very good book.
I had to read this book out loud to a small gathering of 3 and under kids--it was one of the only books I read that seemed to hold their attention. The illustrations are vibrant and bold without being overwhelming, the characters emotions are conveyed really well on the page. The story itself has a wonderful blend of silliness and heart. Ultimately its a story about adoption and how differences can be a good thing, its also about family and love. But it has great moments where you get to read words like "Boing!" and "maa-aa-aa" out loud, which any little kid can get into.
Very good book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great book for transracial adoptive families
7 Jan 2009
Format:Hardcover
We bought this book for our 18 m.o. daughter whom we adopted transracially, and we think it is a very sweet book for her. She loves it, but so does her brother (4.5 y.o.) who is not adopted.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Charming
31 Oct 2008
Format:Hardcover
This book is one of the most charming stories I have ever read to my 2 year old. It is a story about a lonely mother kangaroo without a baby and a lonely lamb without a mother who find each other and learn that their differences don't stop them from being family. The illustrations are sweet and funny and the text is perfect for a read-aloud bed time story. This is a must for any family, adoptive or not.
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