I Love It When You Smile

The story was very relatable from the get-go. I always have days where it's a "lovely summer morning" but I was "feeling grumpy and didn't know why." It was kind of funny to find myself relating to a baby kangaroo.
This would be a great book to read to a classroom or group because the book is interactive. In some parts you have to turn it sideways in order to read it, making the book more vertical than horizontal - which was very interesting and enjoyable because the page had to do with how high the kangaroo was being tossed by his mother.
I also really like the direction of the text - it followed the kangaroos as they jumped in a wave-like line, adding a kind of motion or action to the characters that we only see in one spot.
In the show more end, we realize that there is no reason for us to not smile all the time, especially when it is so beautiful out and we are surrounded by loved ones. show less

Loved this book. Not as much as the "Guess how much I love you"- book. The drawings are also very good. Th story is a bit more 'boyish', about a grumpy little kangaroo. I suppose that when reading it to a small child, that's okay, but it was a bit strange now.

I don't want to like this book, but I do. Damn.

When Little Roo wakes up, he just feels grumpy. His mother tries everything to make him feel better, but nothing she does makes any difference.

Until…she finds the perfect hole. How will a deep, wide, and muddy-at-the-bottom hole make Little Roo smile? Well, Mom always knows best!

This is a good example of fantasy with a realistic twist. The main characters are kangaroos, which makes this book a fantasy. However, the plot focuses on the mom kangaroo trying to cheer up her child, which is very realistic.

The illustrations are adoragle as Mom Kangaroo tries to cheer up her little one. Guaranteed to make them giggle!

A grumpy little kangaroo is having a bad day until his mother finds a way to make him smile.