Reviews for Koala Lou

The average rating for Koala Lou based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-30 00:00:00 Kenneth Riviere Oh, Mem Fox. I'm really not sure about the message this book sends to children. I *think* it is supposed to be that trying is more important than succeeding and that your parents will love you even if you fail. What it actually says is that working mothers ignore and neglect their children and that the only way to get affection from them is to tear yourself apart trying to impress them, and then you might get one precious moment of attention. Awfully depressing and awfully woman-blaming. It actually made me cry, and not in the good way. The illustrations are lovely, though - they earned the two stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-26 00:00:00 Zachary Wheeler There's virtually nothing Mem Fox has written that I won't read and this book is no exception. Koala Lou is a sweet natured, content baby koala secure in the love of her mama who tell her everyday "Koala Lou I DO love you!" But the years pass and Lou now has baby brother's and sisters who take up lots of mama's time so she no longer has time to tell Lou how much she loves her, though she loves her just the same. Koala Lou decides if she had win the gum tree climbing event at the Bush Olympics her mama will be so proud that of course she catch koala Lou in her arms and cry "Koala Lou I DO love you" again! SO she trains and trains, determined to earn her mama's love again. Of course what Koala Lou doesn't realize is even if she can't always find the time to say it her mama loves her just as much as she always has. This is a wonderful, funny, and warm reminder for all kiddos and their parents that love can be expressed and shared in a million different ways and isn't something that needs to be proved. Its full of Fox's always wonderful comical and warm story telling style and delightful, pastel illustrations of hilarious koala's and other marvelous inhabitants of the Australian Bush. This book is a straight up delight.