Jumpy the young kangaroo loves to jump over termite nests in the Australian Outback. H wants to jump higher and better than anyone else, but sometimes wanting to win makes him forget other important things like friendship and consideration. His good friend, Wally, gets caught up in Jumpy's competitiveness. In fact, Jumpy almost loses Wally's friendship over his boasting and desire to always win. He realises his mistake just in time, managing to retain his friendship and learn a good lesson about positive competition. Dr. Dee is a retired teacher, school counselor, and psychotherapist, with a passion for writing happy, motivating, children's stories that have a message. She weaves magic and imagination into short animal stories that make wonderful bedtime reading. Dr. Dee was born in New Zealand and spent time in Australia with her husband and two children before moving to her husband's birth place of Kitty Hawk, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She divides her time between Kitty Hawk, Costa Rica, and the Pacific, where ideas for stories continually bubble up. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/DrDee