Luma & Lantern Publishing presents

A brand-new picture-book series

Kodi the
Kangaroo

A little kangaroo. A great big world.
One friend at a time.

Official release — July 31, 2026

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Cover of Kodi's First Big Jump — Kodi the kangaroo leaping joyfully through a New Zealand dusk forest of silver ferns and glowworms, with Kiri the kiwi watching from the ground below Book 1

Meet Kodi

Kodi is a young kangaroo from the red heart of Australia — too small for the big mob, and too big for his mum's pouch. So she sews him a pouch of his very own, stitched from his baby blanket, and sends him out to see the wide, wide world.

In every book, Kodi hops to a real country, meets a real friend, and is given one small keepsake to carry home — until his little pouch is holding the whole world, right next to his heart.

“Kangaroos don't hop backward.”

— the little truth at the heart of every book

  • A patchwork pouch

    Sewn from his baby blanket — it gains a new patch with every country he visits.

  • A keepsake from every friend

    Never bought, never taken — always given, the moment a friendship becomes real.

  • Read-aloud magic, ages 3–7

    Warm, rhythmic bedtime stories with a findable moon on every homesick page.

Around the world,
one hop at a time

Twelve countries. Twelve friends. One growing pouch.

  1. New ZealandBook 1
  2. Japan
  3. Kenya
  4. Iceland
  5. Peru
  6. India
  7. Morocco
  8. Brazil
  9. Canada
  10. Ghana
  11. Norway
  12. Australia

…and the whole wide world beyond, in Kodi's Atlas.

Watch now — free

The first adventure,
as a read-along video

Kodi's First Big Jump is now a calm, narrated read-along — the words light up on screen as a little kangaroo hops from word to word, with gentle music the whole way. Made for bedtime and quiet time, ages 3–7.

Read the full story & transcript →