Auralee Arkinsly
First Place Recipient of the Pencraft Children’s Fable AwardsAt the Flaky Acres Feather Farm, Roo-wallaby catches Roo-rooster plucking out the oily black seeds from a lemony sunflower.This would be fine except there’s been a long, hot drought. Small Babba-Roo needs to feed.When Roo-rooster calls for help, grouchy Captain Quokka appears. Can he make peace? He is a cousin of Roo-wallaby.Everywhere Roo-rooster turns, another wallaby cousin appears. What will happen when the ground begins to shake and the claws and bare nose of a wombat appear?Nocturnal marsupials and macropods abound at Flaky Acres. Bouncy bilbies, quirky quokka, even cousin koala appear trying to help solve the problem. Zoology, reading, and language skills are just a few delightful assets hopping from this Aussie kingdom tale.BOOK TWO IN A SERIES. See, AURALEE ARKINSLY PICTURE BOOKS FOR EARLY READERS.Get This!A Remarkable CAPTURE BOOKS title.(Ages 4-6, 7-8, 9-10)