num_pages: 32
description: 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. 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.
language: English
title: Diary of a Wombat (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers
titlecomplete: Diary of a Wombat (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))
genres: Childrens, Animals, Australia, Nature, Picture Books, Storytime, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, International
ratings_count: 6236
places: Australia
series: Wombat
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Picture Book of the Year - Honour Book, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards
category: Section 1 Picture Storybooks, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA)
category: Picture Book, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Early Readers , awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Picture Book
publisher: Clarion Books