SOLVED. Children's Fantasy. There was something about a mandarin and a little boy who runs away to a jungle maybe or something like that. I also remember the little boy feeding a kitten milk. [s]

[Amery]

There were 2 or three books and I read it like 8 years ago

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Please add genre to your topic header. Also what age reader.

[Ann]

This makes me think of My Father's Dragon. At the very beginning he befriends a cat, he runs away and there is a jungle with crocodiles and a lion and monkeys. Mandarin oranges aren't in the story, but tangerines are important and they go to Tangerine Island. There are three books in the series.

[Maddog]

Ohhh, the orange? My mistake, I thought you meant a person of Mandarin Chinese heritage. Like, I was searching for two people escaping into the jungle lol

[Amery]

@Ann yes! Your right I'm so happy I finally found this book thank you so much!

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Amery.

"My Fathers Dragon" series by Ruth Stiles Gannett - https://www.goodreads.com/series/8150... - Ann's find.