Tom Watson 
Kangarooster 

This is a story of a father and daughter, Lizzy, who work on a farm in Kalamazoo. The father instills a serious work ethic in his daughter – and in the animals that live on the farm. One day, Lizzy discovers a kangaroo. Her father agrees that it can live on the farm if Lizzy can find the animal a role. Lizzy succeeds, but then she discovers even stranger animals – Kangaroosters. What job will she find for them? The story is written in a rhythmic, rhyming style for the younger set. It’s illustrated with boldly colored, cut-paper pictures. It is similar – both in writing style, humor and imagery – as "When Cows Fly, " another book by Tom Watson that has consistently ranked in the top five for free children’s stories on i Books. You may want to get that book to see if you like the style. It is, after all, free. Tom is also the author of the popular Stick Dog series.