Independent Reading Level: Age 4-7 grade K-2
Awards: Young Australian's Best Picture Story Book.

The Children's Book Council of Australia

Kid's Own Australian Literature Awards

One of the best ABC books there is. ( )

The classic you probably read when you were younger, full of vibrant art and some good phonics seek-and-find.

This book really creeped me out as a kid, but I didn't know why. I read it today as an adult, and it's not as creepy, but I still feel weird, still can't put my finger on why. The art is delightful and the alliteration cute if problematic at times--kidnapping kangaroos are supposed to be funny. They are not. I'm glad this book isn't creepy to me anymore, but I'll be kind of worried if my nieces or little cousins like it. So, mixed feelings over here. ( )

This is one of my very favorite books to share with a child. We can sit for hours talking about the pictures. ( )