ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
PICTURE BOOKS
Weigelt, Udo

The Wild Wombat

44 pp. | North-South/Neugebauer | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-7358-1511-9 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-7358-1512-7 $$16.50
(3) K-3 Translated by Kathryn Grell. Illustrated by Anne-Katrin Piepenbrink. A parrot overhears a zookeeper say that everyone must be careful with the zoo's new wild wombat. The parrot tells a seal, who embellishes the news for a chameleon, and so on, until the animals are literally running scared of what they imagine is a fierce monster. This fine original tale about gossip and gullibility features realistic images of both the terrified animals and what's inside their active imaginations.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

RELATED 

PICTURE BOOKS

Born Ready
by Patterson, Jodie
PICTURE BOOKS

The House of Grass and Sky
by Ray, Mary Lyn
PICTURE BOOKS

The Dog's Gardener
by Storms, Patricia
PICTURE BOOKS

And I Paint It
by Kephart, Beth
PICTURE BOOKS

Poem in My Pocket
by Tougas, Chris
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?