Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Reading Time
    • Home
    • Reviews
      • Highly Recommended
      • CBCA Short Listed
      • Early Childhood Books
      • Younger Readers
      • Intermediate Readers
      • Older Readers
      • ANZAC books
      • Great Read Alouds
      • Information Books
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Picture Books
      • Professional Development
    • Interviews
    • Suggestions
    • News
    • Meet The Review Team
    • Contact Us
    Reading Time
    You are at:Home»Reviews»Picture Books»Kookoo Kookaburra

    Kookoo Kookaburra

    0
    By Admin on July 20, 2015 Picture Books

    kookoo-3_rgb_

    Gregg Dreise,   Kookoo Kookaburra,  Magabala Books, May 2015,  32pp.,  $24.95 (hbk),   ISBN 9781921248900

    Kookoo is a kookaburra that has a talent for telling stories. All the bush creatures love to gather to listen to his funny tales. One day Kookoo cannot think of anything funny so he begins to make fun of the creatures’ differences instead. The kookaburra’s teasing makes the hearts of his friends sink lower than the belly of the black snake. Soon the animals ignore Kookoo and he realises that his own laughter is not a happy sound. He remembers his elder’s wise words, ‘kindness is like a boomerang – if you throw it often, it comes back often’. From that day on, Kookoo was always kind and his laughter is still heard today.

    Gregg Dreise is a descendant of the Kamilaroi tribe and is a well-known performer and storyteller. This Dreamtime story is written as a fable for children with a message of respect and kindness for others. Although there is a moral the language is in no way didactic. The beautiful imagery conjures emotions and the illustrations are bright, bold dot paintings.

    Teacher’s Notes can be found on the Magabala Books website.  Learn more about Kookaburras.

    Recommended for younger readers to middle primary.

    reviewed by Sharon Seymour

    Related Posts

    It’s Up to Us

    Enough Love?

    A Human for Kingsley

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Themes
    • Curriculum
    Action adventure Airplanes Alphabet Anxiety autism Bullying CBCA Awards Coming of age Dystopian emotions family fantasy friendship grief Historical humour magic Mystery Post apocalyptic Readers Cup reluctant readers school Sci-Fi series of books siblings Sport Starting school Teacher Notes
    ANZAC Australian animals Australian history Biography Culture & Diversity Disabilities First Nations Geography health Humanities mental health Poetry Reconciliation resilience Science STEM Stolen Generation sustainability Wordless books



    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    Recent Posts
    • It’s Up to Us
    • The Bravest Word
    • The Ghost Locket
    • The Ghost Locket
    • Enough Love?
    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    © Copyright 2021 The Children’s Book Council of Australia - All rights reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Posting....