What Shall We Do, Blue Kangaroo?
PreSchool-Grade 1-Lily and her trusty friend are back for a fourth adventure, and this  time the topic is self-reliance. Feeling bored, the girl asks her toy animal what they should do.  "But Blue Kangaroo didn't know, so he said nothing." Lily then tries to talk various family  members into amusing her, but they're all busy with projects, so she's left to her own devices.  Each interaction, however, inspires her to try something out on her own. To her surprise and  delight, she discovers that she can draw dinosaurs, have a pretend tea party, and even read by  herself. Lily's final achievement for the day is rescuing her stuffed toys from a rainstorm-and  Blue Kangaroo shows his resourcefulness, too, by dragging forgotten Tiny Teddy inside. Lily  appreciates this initiative just as her family has acknowledged her abilities. As always, Clark's  watercolor illustrations are bright and appealing. They show a cozy, idealized domestic setting,  both indoors and out-the perfect place for a preschooler to develop a bit of independence while  still feeling safe and secure. Clark conveys a can-do message clearly, though the plot lacks the  punch of the earlier stories. Most readers won't mind, though. They'll just enjoy having another  opportunity to spend time with this pair.Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.