Diary of a Wombat
Paperback – Picture Book, March 23, 2009
HarperCollins · Paperback · March 23, 2009
Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian animals.
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- Who it’s for
- A determined wombat’s busy week makes a playful read, with brief humor and hilarious illustrations.
- Themes
- Animal-human mischief, Food and daily routines
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Animal Stories, Australia & Oceania Stories
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Start with this bookAbout this book
Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian animals. Their favorite activities are eating, sleeping, and digging holes. Here, in the words of one unusually articulate wombat, is the tongue-in-cheek account of a busy week; eating, sleeping, digging holes . . . and training its new neighbors, a family of humans, to produce treats on demand.
Continue reading
This entertaining book, with its brief, humorous text and hilarious illustrations, will endear the wombat to young children, who may recognize in the determined furry creature some qualities that they share.
Wombat Wit
A determined wombat’s busy week makes a playful read, with brief humor and hilarious illustrations.
Come here for
- A wry animal narrator with a taste for treats
- Australian wildlife seen through a child-friendly comic lens
Expect
- Brief, humorous text
- Hilarious illustrations and a slow-moving star with busy plans
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 59% |
|---|---|
| Animal Stories | 56% |
| Australia & Oceania Stories | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bird Stories
- Dog Stories
- Mammal Stories
- Pet Stories
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- Zoo Stories
- Jungle Animals
- Nocturnal Animals
- Girls & Young Women
- Authors
- Jackie French
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 23, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Animal-human mischief · Food and daily routines
- Reading lane
- Bird Stories