It Was You, Blue Kangaroo [Hardcover]

Emma Chichester Clark (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Blue Kangaroo

Blue Kangaroo belongs to Lily, and they do everything together. Almost everything, that is. Recently Lily has been doing some things–some not very nice things–by herself. And blaming Blue Kangaroo! Soon Blue Kangaroo is in big trouble with Lily’s mother and is taken away until he learns how to behave. How can Lily get her best friend back?

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Blue Kangaroo doesn't have it easy. Sure, Lily's faithful stuffed 'roo has been found (Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?) and loved (I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!), but now he's taking the fall for some of Lily's not-so-nice behavior.

In this third installment of Emma Chichester Clark's cute, clever series, Lily tries to convince her mother that it's Blue Kangaroo--not her!--who's to blame for a series of mishaps, from an overflowing sink to her little brother's head having an unfortunate run-in with a bucket. Blue Kangaroo, of course, sees the writing on the wall each time, and his worried little face (for which Clark gives him momentary use of eyeballs) provides the book's most genius comedy. In the end, Lily's mother wisely decides to punish the wee 'roo ("'Well, if Blue Kangaroo can't behave, he'll have to sit by himself downstairs,' ... And she put him on top of the bookcase out of reach."), so then Blue Kangaroo himself has to look out for Lily one last time and resolve the conflict.

Clark's droll and pleasantly repetitive text will be fun for kids to read (or hear), but her smartly drawn characters and simple, bright watercolors convey enough story that they could nearly carry the book without a single word. (Ages 2 to 6) --Paul Hughes

From Publishers Weekly

A host of new titles return to earlier themes and protagonists. Lily blames her bad behavior on her beloved stuffed animal in It Was You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark, the sequel to I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! Lucky for Lily, her loyal 'roo looks the other way, then helps set things right. Ages 2-5.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers (August 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385746237
• ISBN-13: 978-0385746236
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,786,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was YOU Blue Kangaroo!!, December 3, 2002

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Naomi Thompson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It Was You, Blue Kangaroo (Hardcover)

I love this book! It's a sweet tale about a little girl who gets keeps getting in trouble and keeps blaming it all on her stuffed friend, Blue Kangaroo. Her mother handles the situation perfectly and the little girl learns a valuable lesson in the end. It's really a sweet book - both my girls just love it!

4.0 out of 5 stars Lily's little blue scapegoat, December 24, 2002

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Was You, Blue Kangaroo (Hardcover)

Lily has been very naughty lately -- leaving the water to overflow all over the floor, goading the cat into destroying the curtains, fighting with her previously perfectly happy little brother, throwing clothes out the bedroom window. Each time she blames her beloved pal. When Lily's mother eventually decides that Blue Kangaroo had better spend the night downstairs, he takes matters into his own hands and finds a way to bring peace to the household. What a clever blue kangaroo.

Bright, colorful and humorous watercolor illustrations add to the enjoyment.