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Carmen Agra Deedy, Author
Brian Lies, Illustrator
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: October 26, 2023
Category: Picture storybooks
ISBN: 9781801301442
While a bushfire is raging above, Wombat stays safe in his cozy burrow. What might he do when trouble – in the form of an unexpected guest – comes knocking at his door? One by one, five uniquely Australian animals – Wallaby, Kookaburra, Platypus, Koala, and Sugar Glider – appear. Wombat welcomes them all, with growing anxiety. Before long, Wombat’s peaceful burrow becomes a pandemonium of messy and unruly guests who take his favourite chair and wear his slippers.
What, oh what, is a big-hearted Wombat to do?
Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times best-selling author. Her books have received many awards and honours, including a Christopher Award, Pura Belpre Honor, and a Jane Addams Children’s Book Honor Award. Born in Havana, Cuba, she went to the United States as a refugee. She lives in Georgia, USA.
Brian Lies is a best-selling author and illustrator, and a Caldecott Honoree for The Rough Patch. He is a masterful visual storyteller and is best known for his popular Bats books; his most recent is Little Bat in Night School. Brian lives with his family in a seaside town in Massachusetts, USA.