![]() ![]() ![]() And those curious about other animals' activities can explore Diary of a Worm(reviewed below). The often cuddly looking wombat may leave some readers envious of its languid lifestyle. Compress the events into 8 frames, each frame referring to the 8 days in Mothball’s diary. Feel free to add your own landmarks, even if they are not mentioned in the book. Be sure to include the garden setting, the clothes line, the house, the barbeque, etc. The artist gives the star expressive eyes without anthropomorphizing her. Label each of the main features from the book. Whatley (the Detective Donut books) appears to relish this character study he paints the chocolate-brown wombat in numerous poses and expressions rolling, scratching, sleeping, chewing on an ample white background. Happily, the human family appears to take the antics of their adopted wild "pet" in stride (though the wombat sees things a bit differently "Have decided that humans are easily trained and make quite good pets"). Before long, the always-hungry creature is at their door begging for food (preferably carrots or oats), digging in their garden ("Began new hole in soft dirt") and turning his neighbors' belongings into scratching posts. "Monday Morning: Slept./ Afternoon: Slept./ Evening: Ate grass./ Scratched./ Night: Ate grass." Things begin to perk up, however, when the wombat discovers its new human neighbors. After explaining his unique Australian heritage, the star of this volume paints a funny, if rather dull, picture of his daily routine. What, exactly, do wombats do all day? One enterprising wombat answers that question and a few others in diary form in French's (No Such Thing) tongue-in-cheek picture book. ![]()
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