The Kookaburra Who Couldn't Laugh and Other Stories is a series of six
lighthearted stories about Australian native animals--a koala, a
kangaroo, an emu, a wombat, and an echidna. All the stories are told in
the voice of the baby animal and provide educational information about
each of these species and how they raise their young. They are part
humorous, part informative, and part with a moral to the story as shown
in the titles: "The Koala Who Hated Gum Leaves," "The Kangaroo Who
Preferred to Skip," "The Wombat Who Didn't Like Digging," "The Emu Who
Wanted to Fly," and "The Echidna Who Didn't Like Ants."