Marsupial Sue

Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that doesn't work. Then she wades into the sea like a platypus, but that's no good either. Finally, Sue joins up with some bouncy, jouncy wallabies...and discovers that being a kangaroo isn't so bad, after all.

Publishers Weekly

This whimsical song-set-to-pictures features a malcontented kangaroo who sets off to find kindred spirits among other Australian animals. "Lithgow's ebullient encore will strike a positive note," according to PW, "while the charming illustrations entertain on their own merit." Ages 4-8. (Sept.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

John Lithgow is the New York Times best-selling author of The Remarkable Farkle McBride, illustrated by C. F. Payne, which was a Publishers Weekly bestseller, a Time magazine Best Book of the Year, and an American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists. He is also an award-winning actor, best known for the role of High Commander Dick Solomon in the long-running NBC comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun. "Farkle and Friends," the concert for children that he performs in orchestral halls throughout the country, includes a rendition of Marsupial Sue. Visit John at www.lithgowforkids.com.

Jack E. Davis(Illustrator) was Senior Art Director with a large ad agency before becoming a children's book illustrator. Among the books he has illustrated are Bedhead by Margie Palatini, Metro Cat by Marsha Diane Arnold, Music Over Manhattan by Mark Karlins, and the ongoing series "The Zack Files" by Dan Greenburg. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and has three sons and two cats.