If you or your child have read Merry Christmas, Blue Kangaroo!, let us know your feedback - post by 3 January for a chance to win £100 Love2shop voucher

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We're feeling festive and giving away 50 copies of this adorable Christmassy story plus Blue Kangaroo plush toy! You can apply for yours now.

It's Christmas Eve, and Lily is excitedly wondering if Father Christmas will come. She has made cards for everyone and put presents under the tree, including one for her beloved toy, Blue Kangaroo. But Blue Kangaroo hasn't got a gift for Lily - is there someone who can help?

We ask all winners to share their thoughts (and their children's thoughts) about the book on this discussion thread. However, you don't have to win a free copy to take part in the discussion - anyone who has read Merry Christmas, Blue Kangaroo! can post their feedback here (and you can buy the book now).

Everyone who posts feedback on the book on this thread before 27 December will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Love2shop voucher.

This giveaway is sponsored by HarperCollins

We in my family love books written by Emma Chichester Clark, and we love the illustrations, they really bring the kangaroo to life

So darling! The illustrations glow and emanate the magic of Christmas at home, doing special things together as a family.

I love how the little girl goes around saying for you blue kangaroo. It is so cute as I could picture my daughter doing this with her little kangaroo.

My daughter loved this brilliant, well-written book. She has a "pet" monkey who she adores and she could really relate to the Blue Kangaroo''s present dilemma.

Another great Christmas theme that DD simply loved... I am for anything that keeps this magical time of year alive for the young ones! :)

A lovely funny christmassy story!

Such a wonderful cute read, My little girl LOVES it
I love how the little girl goes around saying for you blue kangaroo. It is so cute. A very exciting book and highly recommend for a book to read on any young readers list for christmas

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this with my children. The story is not too long so kept my kids interested. They loved having a blue kangaroo of their own to sit with them.
I love the story, its magical and very Christmassy, perfect for Christmas Eve. I would highly recommend it for little ones

I can now report that did was over the moon with the blue kangaroo peeking out of the top of her stocking

My little girl really enjoyed this as she loved the fact lily has a kangaroo , shes a real animal lover so likes any reference to animals even if its toy

Great book, my little girl loved it.

The kangaroo was gorgeous and helped bring the story alive. It was lovely funny book with lovely illustrations, we love having Christmas books to read around this time of year and DD has asked us to read it several times.

this is definitely a favourite that will be read again

Love blue kangaroo books ! This didn't disappoint and my 4 year old daughter loved it!!

i would be so happy to receive a copy of this

Love the kangaroo!

Loved reading this story to my Little one. Illustrations are beautiful and loved the story about Blue kangaroo celebrating his first Christmas

Great read for all my children! They loved the kangaroo

its great xxx

I haven't read this one, but on reading the comments above, I think it would make a great Christmas pressie for a few children I know.

Gave my godaughter this for Xmas, and apparently she loved it

I have two DD’s 7 & 4 and we already like the Blue Kangaroo books by Emma Chichester Clark. So we were all really pleased to get a free copy of this one to read! We have a stack of Christmas themed books that we bring out in December and this will be a great addition. I would say my 4 year old liked the story more but they both loved the Blue Kangaroo toy and my 7 year old came up with a complicated arrangement for its sharing in the run up to Christmas.
I personally like ECC’s illustration style and feel it appeals to children in my DD’s age group. The story is simple, gentle and easy to understand and follow. The theme of the importance of a particular soft toy is a very relevant one in our house! I liked the reoccurrence of characters from other books e.g. the aunts and uncle. It was good that it promoted the idea of giving to others.
The book seems to be a re-issue of a previous format of the book from 2004.

lovely book, just right for bedtime!

A lovely Christmas book detailing Blue Kangaroo's first Christmas. A charming story that children will love and the perfect book for bedtime reading.

Super book. My daughter loved it.

What a lovely book, kids loved it