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Wombat Walkabout

by Carol Diggory Shields

Illustrator: Sophie Blackall

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2009

Publisher: Dutton

ISBN: 978-0-525-47865-2

Keywords:

The peaceful walk of six clever, playful wombats is interrupted by an encounter with a hungry dingo. Expressive, humorous illustrations.