Diary of a Wombat (Hardcover)

from jniehof

What a fantastic book. We are introduced to a wombat living in Australia, a little bit closer to humans than we would have expected. He tells the story of his days, which goes something like this: Morning: slept. Afternoon: slept. Evening: ate grass. Brilliant. The text appears handwritten, and t...

from wombatboi

Completely endearing. The story itself is enough to make anyone love wombats. This wombat's diary does well to give some human characteristics to this wonderful animal but also manages to keep the wombat's natural characteristics intact. The illustrations are adorable and the layout of the book i...

from francescadefreitas

Hilarious! Wombat has a simple life of scratching and eating grass, until he encounters humans and adds some new items to his daily list. The illustrations are gorgeous and full of personality - and ad a great deal to the humour. Liam's a little young, but the pictures surrounded by white space a...

from PamelaDLloyd

The story and pictures are just adorable and I love the way Jackie French shows us the perspective the the wombat, while at the same time showing us that the humans dealing with the wombat are probably not nearly as satisfied with the relationship as the wombat is. I recommend this book highly to...

from yaminon

Absolutely stunning. The illustrations are gorgeous and the humour is charming. Even amongst all of the childish antics, French's portrayal of the wombat is accurate. If you don't come away with a new understanding and love for this much under-represented marsupial, than you are clearly heartless...