Jo-Jo the Red Nosed Roo

Book excerpt: Jo-Jo, the kangaroo, was a very sad kangaroo. He was sad because it was the day before Christmas Eve and all his friends were able to go down to the creek in the magic bushland for a swim and he could not. Jo-Jo had come down with a cold the day before. His eyes were watery, his throat was sore, and his nose was red and stuffy. All of Jo-Jos friends laughed at Jo-Jo because the night before his nose glowed bright red. Jo-Jo didnt think it was funny. He got very sad and went and curled up in his bed. When he lay in his bed, he looked out the window and gazed up at the stars. Suddenly a shooting star went shooting through the sky. Jo-Jo looked up at the shooting star and made a wish. I wish my friends would stop laughing at me, he said. Jo-Jo then closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.