Wombat Books

  • Hazy mazy oops a daisy, wriggle your ears but don’t go crazy!Annabel is no ordinary sheep. She is wiggly and jiggly. Loud noises hurt her ears and no matter how hard she tries, she just can’t fit in with the mob.Until one day her supersensitive style brings her unexpected attention. How will the rest of the mob deal with Annabel now?
  • A missing uncle, a scary aunt and a basement full of the creeps ...
  • A very hungry bear looks everywhere for his favourite food. He learns where to find it and the best way to get it.
  • Frankie loves to just sit and watch the clouds. She conducts symphonies in the sky and listens to the melodies that only she can hear.
  • I wonder if it’s dark and lonely in that other place ...’ Gemma watches her dad as he sits alone in his tangled garden. She doesn't understand why he seems so sad. Can she help her dad find his way home?
  • Hey, kids. Are you looking for a new daddy? Well, look no further. At The Daddy Shop, we have daddies to suit every occasion. Check out our daddies today! The Father and Son Picnic is coming up, but Daddy can't go with Tai because he's working. When Tai hears about The Daddy Shop, he takes matters into his own paws and tries out some new daddies.
  • A child explores the loving memories shared with their grandparent whose own are drifting away. Do you remember how much we loved each other? The times we would spend all day in the fields? You’d tell me stories and we would laugh for hours. Those fields always remind me of you.
  • Poor media literacy amongst youth has been shown to distort body image and potentially lead to a number of serious physical and mental health concerns - including depression, bullying, eating disorders and substance abuse. While numerous books exist for adults, this is a rare one designed specifically for teens! Use it as a guidebook, an introduction to the issues of media and an opportunity to be empowered by a healthy body image message.
  • If Emily tries to play basketball, she ends up puffing. What can you do when asthma stops you from playing with your friends? Join Emily and her friends as they find a way she can join in on the fun. Join Emily, Marty and their friends in this new adventure to help them to understand asthma in a fun and entertaining way.
  • Eric loves to read. He has a towering bookshelf brimming with stories of strange and wonderful worlds. But … If only there were a way to actually get to these magical places. He just can’t seem to find the right words and his drawings never look quite right—not like his books at all! How will Eric find a way? A humorous and unique story about finding your own way to be creative.
  • It is Victorian England and Gerard Fox winds clocks for the queen. His lowly status means he lives in a world forever surrounded by shadows. Mademoiselle Moonbeam Lapin is a famous ballerina. She lives in the golden glow of stage lights. When Moonbeam offers Fox her friendship, both of their worlds are transformed forever.
  • Gemma has a new camera! She is visiting the mountains and wants to get the perfect photo. But at the top of the lookout Gemma gets the jitters. Will she let her fear of heights stop her from achieving her dreams? Join Gemma, Marty and their friends as they help Gemma overcome her jitters.
  • When Mummy wears her happy pants we build sandcastles, go out for babycinos and have lots and lot of cuddles. But when she comes home with baby Darcy, her happy pants stay in the wardrobe…
  • Harrison is a bit different to the other kids. Each time he tries to speak, he stutters. No matter how hard he tries, his tongue feels tied up in knots. That is, until one day when Harrison discovers his talent ... Harrison's Song tells the story of how Harrison overcame adversity because he just wanted to share the love and words inside him.
  • Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia. BUT she’d way prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at school. The only problem is that they don’t seem interested in her anymore. And at Year 6 camp Maddie has a decision to make: how far will she go to be popular? Will she be able to live with the guilt when she finally has everything she’s been hoping for? Follow Maddie’s hilarious antics with chickens, secrets and undies in the latest adventure at Kangaroo Valley Public School.
  • A rhyming adventure between mummy and baby exploring the fantasy of animals and the fun times they have. Imagine we were bees and you were my baby zzz zzz zzz
  • “I’ve lost my joy where could it be?” “Joy” is the second book in The Invisible Tree Series. In “Joy” a young girl is on a quest to find her joy! Is it under the apple tree, is it out to sea, or is it in something that we cannot see? A message for little ones and big ones – where do we go to find joy when we have lost it?
  • Like streams of water in a dry land, is the gift of kindness in my hand.’ Kindness – the fifth book in the inspirational Invisible Tree Series captures a child’s journey of compassion to find the virtue of kindness.
  • “There is one thing that I need most, I need it more than tea and toast.” “Love” is the first book in The Invisible Tree Series. In “Love” a little person learns about what we all need most. He learns about receiving love and giving it away. And as he learns something special is growing on the inside!
  • Sam is tired of waiting so long, his waiting heart is not so strong. Until patience grows down deep inside and joins him on the waiting ride.
  • I found myself in a storm today and a Prince called Peace came out to play.’
  • Jack and Mia are best friends. They stick together like paper and glue. Then the unthinkable happens... Mia’s family has to move away. How can they prove that distance is no barrier to friendship?

    A heartwarming story about loneliness, acceptance and the separation of close friends.

     
  • Little Good Wolf wants to be liked and to have friends. He wants to belong, but Little Good Wolf has one HUGE problem, his dad is the Big Bad Wolf, the most feared villain in all of Fairytale Land.
  • Little Meerkat is a humorous, lively and adventurous picture book aimed at 3 – 7 year olds. The main character, Little Meerkat, craves independence and adventure in his life. His extended family, of Mum, Dad, Aunty, Uncle, Sister and Brother, are there to guide and protect him.
  • Lulu had a DREAM, an ambition you know, to DANCE and to SING and to put on a show....
  • Marty loved to party. At every party, Marty was the first to arrive and the last to leave. Parties aren’t so much fun for Marty now that he keeps ending up in hospital. How can Marty and his friends make their parties safe and fun for everybody?
  • Every day Mustara and Taj look out onto a sea of yellow-red dust and stones. The sand rolls and shifts. Taj’s father says it is like the waves of the ocean and the spinifex bushes are little boats blown about by the wind. Taj longs to take his young camel into the desert to explore, but like a storm in the ocean, the desert can turn wild. Taj and Mustara must prove their strength and courage.
  • Tom was born earlier than expected and had the doctors worried. His big brother wasn't worried though, he saw angels outside his window and knew everything would be okay. My Brother Tom is a story for older siblings of premature babies to help them make sense of what is happening at a difficult time...
  • There's only one thing that Nelly dislikes more than jelly, and that's heights. In fact, she's terrified of high places!
  • Pipp Puggle is a tiny echidna with a big problem. Although he's good at doing lots of things, like; hunting ants, curling into a ball and building terrifically tidy burrows, Pipp's spines simply will not come. Tired of waiting for them to appear, Pipp sets out on a quest to make them grow. But he soon learns that some things can't be rushed...
  • Ruby Wishfingers is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary name. Only nobody else seems to think so. That is until Ruby Wishfingers wakes up with a strange feeling in the tips of her fingers. She soon finds out that there is far more to being a Wishfingers than having a funny name.
  • Ruby is back - and so are her wishes! With a head full of plans for the holidays Ruby’s fingertips already tingling with magic. That is, until Mum announces that Ruby’s horrible little toad of a cousin is coming to stay.
  • Something extraordinary is going on ... even more extraordinary than usual in the Wishfingers household! Things keep disappearing and then reappearing in the strangest of places!
  • Ruby is back with twelve new wishes! And one missing wish from last spring is still floating about in the garden somewhere ... But Ruby is wasting her new wishes trying to keep Jellybean out of mischief until she discovers the prefect way to make Jellybean do exactly what she says, But cousin Todd isn't so keen on doing what Ruby says.
  • It must be Ruby's lucky day! She keeps finding coins everywhere. But there's something funny about this money. Why is it so bright and shiny and new looking? And where did it come from?
  • When Uncle Charlie comes to visit, Ivy keeps her distance. He seems different from other people she knows. Can Uncle Charlie find a way to show her that he is not so different after all?
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