Wombats Are Pretty Weird

Abi Cushman made her picture book debut with Soaked!, a Kids’ Indie Next List Top 10 pick. She has worked as a web designer and runs two popular websites of her own: My House Rabbit, a pet rabbit care site, and Animal Fact Guide, which was named a “Great Website for Kids” by the American Library Association. She is also the author of Wombats Are Pretty Weird and Flamingos are Pretty Funky. She lives with her family in Niantic, Connecticut.Abi Cushman made her picture book debut with Soaked!, a Kids’ Indie Next List Top 10 pick. She has worked as a web designer and runs two popular websites of her own: My House Rabbit, a pet rabbit care site, and Animal Fact Guide, which was named a “Great Website for Kids” by the American Library Association. She is also the author of Wombats Are Pretty Weird and Flamingos are Pretty Funky. She lives with her family in Niantic, Connecticut.

“[An] informative field guide that professes not to take itself too seriously . . . Adorable, cartoonish illustrations of all three kinds of wombat, a snake sidekick named Joey (just like a baby wombat), and speech-bubble dialogue lend a layer of humor and reinforce the concepts introduced by the text." — Booklist“Cushman combines clear, cartoonlike digital illustrations with a lucid and humorous narrative to introduce young readers to wombats. . . . The chatty text covers wombats’ herbivorous diet, their cube-shaped poop, the fact that their teeth never stop growing, and their burrow homes. Conversational balloons add information with a touch of humor . . . Appended with basic scientific facts, such as the size and weight of all three species; a glossary; and suggestions for further inquiry. . . . Entertaining and informative.” — Horn Book Magazine