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Pocket Chaotic, The

Ziggy Hanaor

Illustrator: Daniel Gray-Barbett

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2021

Publisher: Cicada Books

ISBN: 978-1-908714-80-0

Keywords: growing up, dealing with parents' faults, kangaroos

Alexander finds life in his kangaroo mother's pouch crowded and chaotic. He tries to organize, but maybe it's time to move out? Simple appealing illustrations.