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Heos, Bridget

What to Expect When You're Expecting Joeys: A Guide for Marsupial Parents (and Curious Kids)

32 pp. | Millbrook | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7613-5859-6 $25.26

(4) K-3 Expecting Animal Babies series. Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch. This guide to marsupial babies, ostensibly addressed toward expectant parents, answers common questions about joeys (e.g., How do they stay in the pouch? When do they leave?). The questions and answers are conversational and informative (if not very scientific; text and pictures are heavily anthropomorphized). Watercolor illustrations do their part to keep the tone light and playful.

Reviewer: Pearl Higgins