Olly and Kookoo (1999) (Post 225)
Olly and Kookoo is one of the nine Olympic Mascots titles I did as a commission in the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In this story, Olly, the kookaburra mascot, who was the messenger and cheer squad leader for many of the athletes, gets so involved in his job that he neglects his little sister Kookoo who is excited about his job and wants to help.
Naturally, Olly comes to his senses and finds Kookoo and her friends a role to fulfill. Kookoo is my own invention, as was Millie's Aunty Spike, and her name is obviously derived from Kookaburra. The theme or moral here is Charity Begins at Home, which is something I've addressed in a range of titles. The problem of great achievers who are so busy achieving or doing great things for society that they don't or can't give much attention to those who have a right to that attention is one of those insoluble problems in real life. Lucky we can fix it in a children's story.
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