There’s only one thing the wombat narrating this spare, funny story loves more than a nap: carrots. After winning a stand-off with “strange creatures” (reindeer) for a plate of them, the wombat unwittingly hitches a ride on the back of Santa’s sleigh. “I smell carrots!” It turns out every stop includes a bounty of carrots that the strange creatures prove adept at finding, and the wombat proves adept at eating. Jackie French’s amusing premise gets a boost from Bruce Whatley’s illustrations, which feature abundant nonverbal communication (who knew beleaguered reindeer could say so much with their eyes?) and understated humor. (Ages 3–7)

It's Christmas - from a wombat's point of view.

It's Christmas! And it's Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve ...

Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, CHRISTMAS WOMBAT is another irresistible picture book by this extraordinary award-winning pair. Ages 3+