| ISBN |
9781921248900 hardback |
| Name |
Dreise, Gregg author, illustrator. |
| Title |
Kookoo kookaburra / written and illustrated by Gregg Dreise. |
| Published |
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2015. |
| ©2015. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm. |
| Notes |
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Summary |
Everyone knows Kookoo has a special gift because he can tell funny stories about the other animals without hurting their feelings. However, when Kookoo runs out of kind stories he turns to teasing and making fun of his friends' differences. Refusing to listen to the sage advice of his uncle, Kookoo gradually alienates all his friends until he finds himself alone and ignored by the other animals. When he finally listens to the sounds of his own laughter echoing around the bush and realises it has become an unhappy sound, Kookoo is forced to remember his uncle's words and change his ways - kindness is like a boomerang - if you throw it often, it comes back often. |
| Target audience note |
For preschoolers. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge K-2. |
| Subjects |
Friendship -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Teasing -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Kindness -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Kookaburra -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Australian fiction |
| Children's stories -- Pictorial works |
| Genre |
Premier's Reading Challenge K-2 |
| First Nations |
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