Hoping the power of Mumsnet can help me find a childhood favourite...
This book was one of those with a story for every day of the year, but each tale or poem was from a different country. They were all linked by a little character I think was called Koo Koala, who set off from Australia to see the world in a hot air balloon (some of the stories were postcards to his friends).
Although I was pretty sure it was called Journey (or Voyage?) Around the World, I am struggling to find it anywhere. I suspect it's out of print now, but even on Abebooks, Alibris, etc there are thousands of books with similar titles, so without being sure of the exact title, I'm starting to go round in circles (and slowly go mad).
Does anyone remember it? My fingers are crossed!!!