Swim, Little Wombat, Swim! - Hardcover

Fuge, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402736320 ISBN 13: 9781402736322

Publisher: Sterling, 2006

Synopsis

Now in board! The ever-popular Wombat’s back in a format that’s just right for the smallest children. Award-winning author and illustrator Charles Fuge whose Sometimes I Curl Up in a Ball sold 106,000 copies has created a fun-filled tale about discovering new friends and appreciating others' differences.

Fans of Charles Fuge's Little Wombat will rejoice at the adorable creature's watery exploits, and at the introduction of an appealing new friend for his hero: a Platypus with a funny, fuzzy face who waddles as he walks and swims like a fish. And to swim is what Little Wombat wants to do most of all. But are wombats meant for the water...or is he better off staying on dry land? Every child who has ever eyed the swimming pool nervously will happily follow Little Wombat's success.

The illustrations are warm and reflective, and show the growing connection between the pair. They also depict the humor of the struggle as Wombat learns to swim. This story offers a good lesson about friendship [and] is reassuring...” School Library Journal

 

Praise for Sometimes I like to Curl Up In a Ball!
"With a repertoire of comic expressions worthy of Nathan Lane...[t]his book from a British duo is silly to the core, but it is also a pointed paean to the power of unscheduled play."--Publishers Weekly

"This book celebrates the world of a preschooler with verve and excitement...Wombat is buoyant and darling, charming and fun."--School Library Journal

 

Charles Fuge has won both the Macmillan Prize and the Mother Goose Award for his first book, Bush Vark's Day Out, and his Sometimes I Curl Up in a Ball was "Highly Commended" for the Kate Greenaway Medal. His other popular titles include I Know a Rhino, My Dad, and It's a Monster Party.

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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K–In this third book about Little Wombat, the marsupial learns a lesson about making judgments. He meets an unfamiliar creature, a platypus, and makes fun of its walk and fuzzy face. But the two become friends after Wombat tries to show off and sinks in the pond where Platypus is swimming. Patient Platypus teaches Wombat to swim, and they celebrate with a race as Wombat's friends cheer him on. These Australian animals may be unfamiliar to some children, but not Wombat's bad behavior, although once he gets to know Platypus, he has the grace to feel ashamed. The large, full-page illustrations are warm and reflective, and show the growing connection between the pair. They also depict the humor of the struggle as Wombat learns to swim. This story offers a good lesson about friendship. It is also reassuring to potential new swimmers.–Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ
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Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1402736320
• ISBN 13: 9781402736322
• Binding: Board book
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 22