Stephen and David Isaacs, who wrote this book, are twins. The picture above shows both of them, along with their nanny and their dog, Linda.
Stephen and David are both children’s doctors. David is a paediatrician in Sydney. He is a vocal advocate for child refugees. Meanwhile, Stephen is a child psychiatrist who lives in London. He made all the illustrations in this book.
This book is about animals only found in Australia. Baby marsupials like kangaroo joeys grow up in their mother’s pouch where they breastfeed. Echidnas and platypus are monotremes. Their babies hatch from eggs, but they are mammals and they drink their mother’s milk like other mammals do. This b...
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