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Blue Kangaroo #3
I’ll Show You, Blue Kangaroo!
Lily and Blue Kangaroo are inseparable. Whatever Lily does, Blue Kangaroo is there to see. But sometimes he wishes he wasn't, because Lily has started to show off. Will she ever learn to do as she is told?
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Emma Chichester Clark
239 books56 followersEducation:
Chelsea School of Art, B.A. (with honors), 1978;
Royal College of Art, M.A. (with honors), 1983.
Additional information about her life can be found at:
http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1059...
Chelsea School of Art, B.A. (with honors), 1978;
Royal College of Art, M.A. (with honors), 1983.
Additional information about her life can be found at:
http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1059...
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December 17, 2025
I read this PYP book while waiting for my lesson checklists in my PGCITE college classroom in front of my PGCITE co-ordinator. I was seated like the quintessential ‘Little Miss Muffet, Sat on her Tuffet’ with my bag pack behind me loaded with plush toy keychains – a green brontosaurus, a brown beaver with a piece of dead fish whom I have named ‘Justin Beaver’ and a Panda with a sugarcane stick in honor of my GR friend Mr. James.
The PYP book was larger than I was, but I was thoroughly enjoying myself and giggling away while tossing my black stockinged feet in the air to and fro. This I could do because I am a 36-year-old munchkin with a height of 4 feet 8 inches. When the TOK teacher walked into the classroom, she gave me a good stare and then asked me whether I was really the IBDP 11th and 12th grade teacher to be with an IQ of 133. I affirmed her assumption while still tossing my legs like a very mischievous Alice in Wonderland dressed like a cheerful Wednesday Addams and hugging my Panda bear. The teacher gulped her shock down her throat and then further inquired whether it was really me who taught the IBDP-1 class (11th graders) the novel by Han Kang titled ‘Human Acts’ focussing on the Biblical Themes and a deep existential analysis of the book in the light of the seminal writings and thoughts of Albert Camus, Sartre and Nietzsche; along with a further comparative analysis with other books in the syllabus like ‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy, ‘The Visit’ by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play) and ‘Red Oleanders’ by Rabindranath Tagore whom I loving call Gurudev???!!! AND I SAID INDEEED – THAT WAS ME ALRIGHT!!! I made this confession while still giggling at the PYP book in my hands and hugging dear Panda with the sugarcane stick and tossing my black stockinged legs about like a cheeky toddler on Christmas Day!
The poor teacher is in doubt whether I am something like that dreadful B grade horror-cum-thriller movie I saw with my 9th grade kids years ago when I was 22 titled ‘Orphan’! Only she thinks I’m doing it the other way around!!!
But nevertheless, coming back to the book in question, if you do happen to be in public, over 35 years of age, a senior teacher and very short of height, please don’t read ‘I’ll Show You, Blue Kangaroo’ by Emma Chichester Clark as probably then the public will doubt your sanity and intentions in life! This is because the book is fun, hilarious, wonderfully crafted and beautifully illustrated.
I resonated very well with the protagonist Lilly who was being very silly everywhere she went with her stuffed toy Blue Kangaroo tucked under her arm. Younger readers will find Lilly to be a gregarious youth and would be able to glean a lot of moralistic messages from the text, including the fact that discipline and following a sense of decorum wherever one went or in whatever one does is not equated to torture but normal human behaviour. The topic of classroom management was handled very well in this book along with themes integrating creating a sense of responsibility in childhood, incentives and restorative justice. The book is the 3rd part of a series of Lilly and Blue Kangaroo books penned by London author Emma Chichester Clark and can easily stand out as a hilarious and fun standalone book.
Ironic at certain moments, well-constructed with the precision of someone who is familiar with the IB PYP style of story narration and perfected with the strokes of a master illustrator who does marvels with dark watercolours and oil crayons, it invites the reader into the hectic and very mixed-up school life of Lilly and Blue Kangaroo. But I wondered if it would also have been appropriate on the part of the author to indicate to the unfamiliar reader how Lilly managed to procure a magical blue kangaroo and the reasons behind it being filled with stuffing rather than flesh and blood. For that reason alone, I am deducting one star. The book otherwise is a composite of everything that most PYP school children would want in their next read. Grab your copy of this 2003 PYP or Junior Years book today!
I especially loved the way Lilly tried to mess with the party juggler making a scene as those caricatures could manage to emote feelings like remorse, shock, contemplation and remonstration from me. I am sure it would do so in a younger reader as well leading them to display more appropriate behaviours at school, the playground, as well as at home especially with friends and a younger sibling. My favourite character in this colourful PYP book would be Lilly herself because I am quite mischievous too and tend to adore my toys and especially my stuffed toys a lot, right from the time I was a toddler. I could therefore well imagine her pain and loneliness when Blue Kangaroo went missing after a garden accident. What happened to poor Blue Kangaroo? That is for you to find out by reading this book, grab your copy ASAP.
The PYP book was larger than I was, but I was thoroughly enjoying myself and giggling away while tossing my black stockinged feet in the air to and fro. This I could do because I am a 36-year-old munchkin with a height of 4 feet 8 inches. When the TOK teacher walked into the classroom, she gave me a good stare and then asked me whether I was really the IBDP 11th and 12th grade teacher to be with an IQ of 133. I affirmed her assumption while still tossing my legs like a very mischievous Alice in Wonderland dressed like a cheerful Wednesday Addams and hugging my Panda bear. The teacher gulped her shock down her throat and then further inquired whether it was really me who taught the IBDP-1 class (11th graders) the novel by Han Kang titled ‘Human Acts’ focussing on the Biblical Themes and a deep existential analysis of the book in the light of the seminal writings and thoughts of Albert Camus, Sartre and Nietzsche; along with a further comparative analysis with other books in the syllabus like ‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy, ‘The Visit’ by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (play) and ‘Red Oleanders’ by Rabindranath Tagore whom I loving call Gurudev???!!! AND I SAID INDEEED – THAT WAS ME ALRIGHT!!! I made this confession while still giggling at the PYP book in my hands and hugging dear Panda with the sugarcane stick and tossing my black stockinged legs about like a cheeky toddler on Christmas Day!
The poor teacher is in doubt whether I am something like that dreadful B grade horror-cum-thriller movie I saw with my 9th grade kids years ago when I was 22 titled ‘Orphan’! Only she thinks I’m doing it the other way around!!!
But nevertheless, coming back to the book in question, if you do happen to be in public, over 35 years of age, a senior teacher and very short of height, please don’t read ‘I’ll Show You, Blue Kangaroo’ by Emma Chichester Clark as probably then the public will doubt your sanity and intentions in life! This is because the book is fun, hilarious, wonderfully crafted and beautifully illustrated.
I resonated very well with the protagonist Lilly who was being very silly everywhere she went with her stuffed toy Blue Kangaroo tucked under her arm. Younger readers will find Lilly to be a gregarious youth and would be able to glean a lot of moralistic messages from the text, including the fact that discipline and following a sense of decorum wherever one went or in whatever one does is not equated to torture but normal human behaviour. The topic of classroom management was handled very well in this book along with themes integrating creating a sense of responsibility in childhood, incentives and restorative justice. The book is the 3rd part of a series of Lilly and Blue Kangaroo books penned by London author Emma Chichester Clark and can easily stand out as a hilarious and fun standalone book.
Ironic at certain moments, well-constructed with the precision of someone who is familiar with the IB PYP style of story narration and perfected with the strokes of a master illustrator who does marvels with dark watercolours and oil crayons, it invites the reader into the hectic and very mixed-up school life of Lilly and Blue Kangaroo. But I wondered if it would also have been appropriate on the part of the author to indicate to the unfamiliar reader how Lilly managed to procure a magical blue kangaroo and the reasons behind it being filled with stuffing rather than flesh and blood. For that reason alone, I am deducting one star. The book otherwise is a composite of everything that most PYP school children would want in their next read. Grab your copy of this 2003 PYP or Junior Years book today!
I especially loved the way Lilly tried to mess with the party juggler making a scene as those caricatures could manage to emote feelings like remorse, shock, contemplation and remonstration from me. I am sure it would do so in a younger reader as well leading them to display more appropriate behaviours at school, the playground, as well as at home especially with friends and a younger sibling. My favourite character in this colourful PYP book would be Lilly herself because I am quite mischievous too and tend to adore my toys and especially my stuffed toys a lot, right from the time I was a toddler. I could therefore well imagine her pain and loneliness when Blue Kangaroo went missing after a garden accident. What happened to poor Blue Kangaroo? That is for you to find out by reading this book, grab your copy ASAP.
May 28, 2017
In a story full of lessons surrounding taking responsibility, Lily and Blue Kangaroo have numerous adventures that end in something going wrong. Rather than owning up to her actions, Lily is happy to point the finger at her favourite friend and stuffy. Eventually, things get out of control and Lily loses Blue Kangaroo, who is banished to a bookshelf for his actions. It is a painful lesson, but someone is going to have to face to consequences and apologise to Mum. Neo loved that he could relate to this story, pointing fingers at others but learning of the importance that comes with being responsible for his own actions. A cute series that Neo is happy we found.
June 4, 2019
I'll admit that I didn't love this book. The characters are cute enough, especially the blue kangaroo. But Lily's behavior is out of control. As a teacher librarian I was shocked at the dangerous activities that her family let her get away with, at least at first. She's showing off for her toy kangaroo, and of course, young children don't usually think about how risky things can be, so the behavior isn't too unusual. And Lily's actions do eventually have consequences (she loses Blue Kangaroo and her mother won't let her have him back until she adjusts her behavior). Although I've worked with children long enough to know that behavior like Lily's isn't likely to change as completely as it does here no matter what the incentive is. The story and illustrations are cute, but I was not a big fan of the story.
October 1, 2019
i have never not known this book! my mum would read it to me every night before i could even process or begin to understand the words. it became my blanket, the one thing i took everywhere and was obsessed with. i was a mischievous child myself, and so the actions of Lily i could often relate to! whilst i understand the critics who complain about the terrible things she did giving children ideas, still it will forever be one of my favourite books (perhaps i’m biased because i’ve always thought it never had an negativity associated with it) but i do understand why it could be bad for kids. But it still does send a positive message and encourages kids that bad actions do end in consequences and for a kid like me who was attached to this book, my parent taking it away from me would stop all the bad behaviour (well, for a while at least) and it was almost the book playing out in real life, which was pretty cool. So, i will read this to my kids like my mum did with me and my brother.
March 20, 2020
This was a really cute story and has a great message for young children. Anytime Lily gets in trouble she blames it on her toy stuffed blue kangaroo! She always is blaming someone else and never will admit to her wrongdoings. Finally, Lily’s mom decides she has had enough, so when Lily continues to blame the kangaroo (who did nothing), mom decides to take away blue kangaroo to punish him. When Lily has to spend the night without her favorite stuffed animal, she regrets blaming kangaroo and learns her lesson!
That was a great idea to take away the kangaroo and go along with the play! Because of course Lily knew what she was doing but wouldn’t own up to her mistakes either way, so when her favorite toy is taken away because “it was being bad” Lily gets a little taste of her own medicine! That’s one smart mom is all I could think when I read this story.
A great story for naughty children or children with a beloved stuffed animal! The illustrations were really cute too!
That was a great idea to take away the kangaroo and go along with the play! Because of course Lily knew what she was doing but wouldn’t own up to her mistakes either way, so when her favorite toy is taken away because “it was being bad” Lily gets a little taste of her own medicine! That’s one smart mom is all I could think when I read this story.
A great story for naughty children or children with a beloved stuffed animal! The illustrations were really cute too!
April 14, 2019
I thought this book was a good example of how actions have consequences. There is a lot that kids do that goes against what they are told to do, sometimes everything turns out fine and other times kids get hurt. I enjoyed that Lily was a bold and daring girl, but some of her reckless behaviors could have had some major consequences. This is a great book to open up dialogue with children about how to be both bold and daring, while still being safe and respectful!
August 22, 2020
What a sweet story.
Lily had her very own kangaroo named Blue Kangaroo - because he was blue. Whenever Lily got into trouble of some kind she would pin the blame on him, saying, "It was you, Blue Kangaroo!" He would quietly take the blame. One day her mother took the kangaroo away and set him up high so Lily would think about her mischief making. Lily cried, and Blue Kangaroo came up with an idea to make things better. Lovely ending. Beautifully illustrated.
Lily had her very own kangaroo named Blue Kangaroo - because he was blue. Whenever Lily got into trouble of some kind she would pin the blame on him, saying, "It was you, Blue Kangaroo!" He would quietly take the blame. One day her mother took the kangaroo away and set him up high so Lily would think about her mischief making. Lily cried, and Blue Kangaroo came up with an idea to make things better. Lovely ending. Beautifully illustrated.
September 23, 2019
This is such an up-beat and funny picture book with colourful illustrations and a perhaps largely relatable storyline for little children. I believe this book really emphasises the moral importance of children telling the truth alongside the light-hearted emphasis of a child's relationship with their teddy.
September 15, 2020
I don't like how Lily blamed everything on Blue Kangaroo, but I did find it amusing how Lily's mother acted like Blue Kangaroo was the one who was in trouble when Lily was naughty or made a mess of things.
March 10, 2022
Lily is quite a little hellion in this story. Every time she does something bad/destructive, she blames her toy kangaroo. Mother uses some reverse psychology and Lily learns that blaming others for our bad behavior isn't the solution.
November 25, 2019
The kids enjoyed reading it; a cute tale.
January 9, 2020
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September 22, 2021
We love Blue Kangaroo and may need to buy these books for our home collection. A perfect story for toddlers! Adorable illustrations.
February 19, 2017
Text-to-Teach Connection
How often do children get into trouble and blame it onto other? In fact, many adults do the same. I think that this book is a good book to teaches the importance of taking responsibility of what you do and facing the consequences. They will eventually catch up to you! I think this is a good book to open a discussion about things the children may remember doing wrong and blamed on others. "Was it the right thing to do?" "What would have been the best thing to do?" "How did this make others feel?" Are some of the discussion questions I would ask. After the discussion, perhaps have them draw a picture or write a letter of apology to the person that they offended as the "kangaroo" did in the story.
How often do children get into trouble and blame it onto other? In fact, many adults do the same. I think that this book is a good book to teaches the importance of taking responsibility of what you do and facing the consequences. They will eventually catch up to you! I think this is a good book to open a discussion about things the children may remember doing wrong and blamed on others. "Was it the right thing to do?" "What would have been the best thing to do?" "How did this make others feel?" Are some of the discussion questions I would ask. After the discussion, perhaps have them draw a picture or write a letter of apology to the person that they offended as the "kangaroo" did in the story.
March 30, 2011
I enjoyed reading this story to my fist grade placement they were able to relate to the stroy when they blamed others for things that they did. I had my students write a letter apologizing to their younger siblings about a time that they blamed them for something they did. This book is great for all ages.
February 4, 2016
Asher's favorite of the Lily and Blue Kangaroo series. In this story Lily perpetrates one naughty thing after another and blames it all on Blue Kangaroo until her mother takes him away. Asher had me drawing the kangaroo picture that Blue Kangroo drew as an apology for weeks after reading this book.
Sweet, endearing illustrations.
Sweet, endearing illustrations.
September 24, 2016
A sweet little story about a girl who blames her decisions and behavior on her stuffed blue kangaroo. Would maybe be a good story for those learning to take responsibility for their own actions. Lovely illustrations.
October 22, 2010
Pretty cute story about a little girl and her toy kangaroo, with especially cute illustrations!
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