Diary of a BABY Wombat by Jackie French. Illustrated by Bruce Whatley

French, Jackie. Whatley, Bruce. Diary of a BABY Wombat, 32 pgs. Clarion Books, 2009. $16.99. Language-G; Violence-G; Sexual Content-G. A baby wombat writes in his diary of his adventures sleeping, digging, eating, scratching, “and a few adventures in the larger world while Mum is napping.” This is a wonderfully illustrated and written children’s book. We loved the fact that the story could be told with minimal text, while including interaction between a baby wombat and a human baby! We laughed and smiled throughout the book. Irresistible illustrations! El- (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: SL