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The Drought Kangaroo

The Drought Kangaroo was written by Jackie French and published in 2025 by Angus&Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins. Following on from The Fire Wombat and The Turtle and the Flood, Jackie once again looks at how the unique fauna of Australia rises to the challenges brought about by natural disaster /// The Drought Kangaroo won the 2026 ACT Literary Award, in the Children’s Fiction category.