Koala Lou: A Classic Picture Book About Sibling Arrival and a Mother's Love

I specialized in elementary language and literacy, and I greatly admire Mem Fox as an exceptional children’s author. Her masterful use of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition enhances phonological awareness, supports emergent reading skills, and fosters a love of language among young learners. Her stories are both engaging and memorable for young readers. I tend to always buy her booking for friends who are expecting.

One of my most favorite books from my homeland of Australia. Illustrations and story are superb. Extremely well written by a world respected author. Mem Fox is just the best! The story of Lou is so cute and inspirational. I bought it as a gift for a friend's baby. She loves the book and so did everyone else at the baby shower. And of course there is the cute exotic Aussie aspect to it - perfect baby or children's gift....and adult gift. Especially a unique gift to give in USA from an Aussie.

Sweet Book for 1st grade

As a retired Kindergarten teacher, I used this book every year! Men Fox is an amazing author! This story happily chokes me up everytime I read it! Now I love reading it to my granddaughters and when I’m a guest reader in my old school. It’s a great read aloud story!

Such a sweet book. Originally bought for my Aussie daughter over 20 years ago. Moved to the USA and brought it to many classrooms. The kids loved it. Just gifted it to a new mother for her baby. A loving tale of a neglected felling koala and the love of her mama.

I love this story. So heart warming

I grew up reading this book and was so excited to be able to share this with a friend. It is a lovely story about a kid koala searching for a way to get their mom’s attention and love with the arrival of all their siblings, only to find that it was always there regardless of what they did. The artwork is lovely as well!

I first discovered this book through one of my children's book authors courses. I was attracted by the beautiful illustrations which are colorful, expressive and capture all sorts of wildlife from the Australian bush (one of Mem Fox's intentions). Koala Lou's facial expressions truly tell the whole story, and the mother koala's face radiates love and pride. Then, upon reading the book, I truly realized the book's value. Koala Lou received a lot of attention and affection from everyone, but it is her mother who loves her most. She would always say, "Koala Lou, I DO love you!" But then siblings were born, and Koala Lou didn't receive as much attention. To get her mother to notice her and to win back that affection, Koala Lou decides to enter the Bush Olympics. After much training, she comes in 2nd place and is devastated. When Koala Lou returns home at the end of the day sadly dragging her 2nd place medal behind her, her mother hugs her and assures her that she still loves her and always will no matter what. The lessons children and parents can take away from this story include: winning isn't everything, and 2nd place is not the most horrible thing in the world; a parent may be busy with other siblings, but that doesn't mean a child goes unloved or unrecognized; children do not need to do spectacular things to win the love of their parents -- that love is always there and it is unconditional; and finally, as a parent, I need to let my child know how much I love her every day, all day.

A beautiful story, appropriate for a new baby coming into the family. It is a picture book and should be read aloud to the recipient.

This was a gift to a ggrandie and it was love by her

This is a great Australian classic children’s book. Would highly recommend, the story is incredibly sweet and the illustrations are beautiful.

My little baby girl loved the book.

Our grandchildren love this book very much.