Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?

Eric Carle

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 15, 2005

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Who it’s for
Simple questions and bright collages make a tender read about mothers and their young.
Themes
Motherly love, Animal families
Genres
Animal Stories, Baby Animals, Parent-Child Stories

About this book

From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a reassuring tale of a mother’s love for her child. Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? answers curious kids who wonder whether lions, bears, and monkeys have mothers, too. Bright collage illustrations and simple text reinforce the theme that everyone has a mother, and every mother loves her child. Meet the little joey bouncing in mother kangaroo’s pouch.

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Watch little cubs prance around mother lion. Swim with a baby dolphin calf in the deep blue sea. Eric Carle’s classic, colorful collages of baby animals and their mothers will delight and comfort young readers. Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? is a warm and approachable book to use in the classroom, to cuddle up reading with a little one, and to give as a baby shower or Mother's Day gift. Other favorite classic books from Eric Carle include The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, From Head to Toe, and many others.

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Simple questions and bright collages make a tender read about mothers and their young.

Come here for

  • Curious questions about animal mothers
  • Colorful collages of baby animals and their mothers

Expect

  • Simple text and a reassuring theme
  • A warm read to share with a little one

Where it sits

Parent-Child Stories51%
Baby Animals42%
Animal Stories32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Bear Stories
  • Zoo Stories
  • Kangaroo Stories
  • Baby Animals
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  • Penguin Stories
  • Art & Architecture
  • New Baby Stories
  • Parent-Child Stories
Authors
Eric Carle
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 15, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Motherly love · Animal families
Reading lane
Bear Stories