If I Had a Kangaroo
If I Had a Kangaroo
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If I Had a Kangaroo

Written by Gabby Dawnay & illustrated by Alex Barrow
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4 - 8
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32
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Jul 5, 2022
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Have you ever given any thought to what the perfect jumping pet would be? Wombats are cute, and koalas can cling, but what about a springy kangaroo? Being an ace on the trampoline is a breeze when you have a kangaroo for a pet, but hold on to your stomach during the school run–it’s pretty bumpy being bounced around in a pouch.In this charming, rhyming bedtime story, a young protagonist imagines what it would be like to have an outrageously impractical pet. Laugh-out-loud details in Alex Barrow’s bold, graphic illustrations, along with Gabby Dawnay’s sweet text, make If I Had a Kangaroo a soon to be favorite in the If I Had A…series.

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animalsAustraliaculturepetshuman-animal relationshipsbedtime and dreamsimagination and playkangaroos

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780500652688
    Publication Date
    July 5, 2022
    Publisher
    Thames & Hudson
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021943318

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