Kanga likes to keep things clean, and when she feels especially motherly, she likes to count and organize things. In the chapters after Tigger moves in, Kanga treats him much the way she does her own son, with kind words, gentle discipline, and even his own version of "strengthening medicine." In particular, she immediately "adopts" Tigger when he comes to the Forest, welcoming him into her home, attempting to find him food he likes, and eventually allowing him to live with her and Roo. She will offer motherly advice - and food - to anyone who asks her. Kanga also comes the nearest of all the Pooh characters to serving the role of a parent to the other characters. She is not without a sense of humor, however, as shown when she not only catches onto the joke that the others are trying to play on her by hiding Roo but then turns the joke back on Piglet by pretending she believes he is Roo. As Piglet describes her, Kanga "isn't Clever", but is so concerned about Roo that she will always be able to take care of him, automatically knowing "a Good Thing to Do" without thinking about it.
She takes great care of Roo, and is constantly concerned with his well-being, whether that means trying to keep him out of trouble or giving him his "strengthening medicine" (which is later revealed to be Extract of Malt) after meals. Kanga is a sweet, gentle, kind-hearted and motherly character. (The text mentions her "buttoning" and "unbuttoning" her pocket on a few occasions, although no buttons are visible in the illustrations.) Her pocket is apparently large enough for Very Small Animals like Roo (and in one instance, Piglet) to ride in. Unlike an actual animal, however, Kanga's pocket apparently closes with a button. Like all female kangaroos, she has a pouch (usually called her "pocket" in the books). Shepard's illustrations show Kanga with brown fur all over. Like most of the characters in Winnie-the Pooh, Kanga was based on a stuffed toy that belonged to Christopher Robin Milne. She is the only female character to appear in the books, though several other females are mentioned (e.g. In The House at Pooh Corner, Kanga appears in chapters II, IV, VII, IX, and X, and is mentioned in a few others.
She also appears in Chapter VIII, is mentioned in Chapter IX, and appears again in Chapter X of that book. Kanga and her son, Roo, come the forest "in the usual way" in Chapter VII of Winnie-the-Pooh.
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