Although McGillicuddy the kangaroo cannot produce wool or milk or lay eggs, the other animals learn that kangaroos can bring special skills to the farm.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd .

Pamela Duncan Edwards grew up in the Wirral, but has spent most of her adult life in the USA. She worked as a children's librarian before becoming a writer and is now the bestselling author of over 30 children's books, including for Macmillan: I'M BIG ENOUGH NOW (978-0-333-99049-0) TEDDY BEAR HIDE-AND-SEEK (978-0-230-01442-8) and CATCH THAT KITTEN (978-0-333-96445-3). This is her second collaboration with illustrator, Deborah Allwright. Rose Impey also writes fiction for children of all ages, including the best-selling Animal Crackers and the recent Twice Upon a Time series. Sue Porter has illustrated several books for Orchard. They both live in Leicestershire where they test all their ideas on the children in local schools.