Diary of a Wombat
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat!Ages: 3-7
MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and most difficult of all - trains her humans. She teaches them when she would like carrots, when she would like oats and when she would like both at the same time. But these humans are slow learners.Find out how one wombat - between scratching, sleeping and eating - manages to fit the difficult job of training humans into her busy schedule.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
What, exactly, do wombats do all day? One enterprising wombat answers that question and a few others in diary form in French's (No Such Thing) tongue-in-cheek picture book. After explaining his unique Australian heritage, the star of this volume paints a funny, if rather dull, picture of his daily routine. "Monday Morning: Slept./ Afternoon: Slept./ Evening: Ate grass./ Scratched./ Night: Ate grass." Things begin to perk up, however, when the wombat discovers its new human neighbors. Before long, the always-hungry creature is at their door begging for food (preferably carrots or oats), digging in their garden ("Began new hole in soft dirt") and turning his neighbors' belongings into scratching posts. Happily, the human family appears to take the antics of their adopted wild "pet" in stride (though the wombat sees things a bit differently "Have decided that humans are easily trained and make quite good pets"). Whatley (the Detective Donut books) appears to relish this character study; he paints the chocolate-brown wombat in numerous poses and expressions rolling, scratching, sleeping, chewing on an ample white background. The artist gives the star expressive eyes without anthropomorphizing her. The often cuddly looking wombat may leave some readers envious of its languid lifestyle. And those curious about other animals' activities can explore Diary of a Worm(reviewed below). Ages 4-7.
Customer Reviews
Diary of a wombat
Lovely kids book. My daughter can't get enough of it.
Diary of a Wombat
I read this book to my son and I think I loved it more than he did. My favourite part about this book is how he trains the humans. The description doesn't do it justice as to how funny this book is. I've been hunting for this book but saw it's RRP is about $28 which is out of my price range for a kids book that could be torn in the first week so I'm excited to buy this for just $4.99!
Beautiful
Simple, yet fun and energetic. Gotta love wombats!