Merry Christmas, Blue Kangaroo! - Emma Chichester-Clark

I like the Blue Kangaroo series. It features human characters rather than rabbits or bears. It is simply but smoothly written and illustrated in an unmistakable style that appeals to children and adults alike. Its setting is unashamedly (sub?)urban, white, dare I say middle class; what with Aunt Jemima and Aunt Florence, the bookcases-lined living-room, the big garden, and Lily's own room upstairs. The family itself consists of Lily, a spirited and energetic little girl prone to creating mayhem; a rather harassed but loving mother, father that rarely makes an appearance apart from pictures and a baby brother. Apart from the fact that NONE of the female characters in ...