Quokka toys are not just happy, cuddly animals for children to play with, but can engage and entertain kids too. Role playing quokka stuffed toys to tell stories can help to make children’s books like ‘Clancy the Quokka’, ‘A Quokka for the Queen’ or ‘Can a Quokka Quack?’ come to life.
Sharing a story with your child’s soft and cuddly quokka plush toy can help child development and improve your child’s reading, communication and vocabulary skills. A much loved quokka toy could be the perfect learning companion for children to practice their reading and storytelling skills. And if your child has an interest in quokkas or Australian animals, then children’s books that feature a quokka theme are the perfect book to entertain them.
We’ve compiled a selection of some our favorite story books for children featuring the happy little quokkas. Children can experience story time together with their favourite quokka toy and take them along on their imaginative adventures as they turn the pages of these quokka theme children’s books.
Can a Quokka Quack?
Written by Jolly Read and illustrated by Natasha Lea
The Quokka (or Quak-a in local Noongar language) is a unique and rare marsupial living on Wadjemup or Rottnest, an island in the sun off the coast of Western Australia. They are isolated and have no predators, and maybe that’s why they smile so much! Quokkas are famous for being the friendliest and happiest wild animals on Earth.
Don’t Hug the Quokka!
Written by Daniel Errico and illustrated by Mia Powell
That quokka may be cute, but does it want a hug? The quokka says “No!” In Don’t Hug That Quokka!, young readers get a lighthearted and friendly introduction to the concept of consent, learning that even the most adorable creatures might not want a hug—unless they say so!
The Quokkas, the Snails, and the Land of Happiness
Written by Eric Geiger and Evie Geiger and illustrated by Pablo Pino
Suzy and Sam Snail live in the Land of Sadness, constantly working hard to feel loved. But their gloomy lives just might change when they meet two friendly quokkas who tell them all about the Creator and what life is like in the Land of Happiness. Will the Snails remain sad and empty? Or will they eagerly journey to a new land where grace, joy, and contentment grow instead?
Join these four quirky friends in the strawberry patch, and let this parable-style story offer your family a powerful conversation starter and a celebration of God’s gift of grace.
Clancy the Quokka
Written by Lili Wilkinson and illustrated by Alison Mutton
Here’s Clancy the quokka. So friendly and charming. His innocent face is entirely disarming.
Clancy the Quokka is super cute, but also has a super cheeky habit of raiding picnic food, so when he spots a magnificent birthday cake, how can he resist? After the mayhem he creates, will Clancy learn his lesson?
A funny and thoroughly entertaining picture book featuring one of Australia’s most loved animals.
A Quokka for the Queen
Written by Huw Lewis Jones and illustrated by Fred Blunt
It’s the Queen’s birthday and the last gift to arrive has come all the way from Australia. They say good things come in small packages!
Well this party is about to get wild… it’s a Quokka for the the Queen! The Quokka quickly makes an impression and the Queen decides to do things differently – with the help of Quokka she decides she will give the presents. Soon they are creating an elaborate gift list for everyone they can think of:
Quentin Quokka’s Quick Questions
Written by Barbara deRubertis and illustrated by R.W. Alley
Quentin Quokka has lots of questions! Quick questions, quiet questions—always more questions! On a string of field trips, Quentin discovers that sometimes it’s good to be quiet… and sometimes it’s good to ask questions!
