Robert James 
Just So Stories – Old Man Kangaroo 

In this story, vain Kangaroo thinks he should look even more special and demands the the desert god make him different to the other animals. The desert god sends Dingo after him, and Kangaroo gets his wish – although it’s perhaps not quite what he expected!The Tadpoles Tales series features simple retellings of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So stories with bright, funillustrations, for children who are just starting to read on their own.