JOEY RUNS AWAY is the story of a little kangaroo who lives in his mother’s pouch. The pouch is referred to as "Joey’s room," furnished and filled with all of Joey’s belongings. When Joey’s mother demands that he clean his room, Joey decides that it would be easier to run away. While Joey looks for a new home, various animals investigate Joey’s mother’s pouch as a possible new home for themselves. The end of the story finds Joey in a mail carrier’s pouch, as unhappy with this new home as with all of the others he tries. The mail carrier passes Joey back to his mother, and Joey returns to the safety and contentment of his natural home. After his journey when Joey’s mother suggests he clean his room, Joey doesn’t hesitate!