Where Does Wombat Sleep?

On their very first camping trip in the bush, your child spots a wombat by the campfire — and sets off to solve a cosy nighttime mystery: where does it sleep?

Here's one we made for Zoe

Cover: Zoe crouching with a brass lantern at the mouth of a glowing burrow at twilight, Wombat curled up asleep inside.
A sunlit Australian bush campsite in mid-afternoon.

"Here we are, Zoe!" said Grandpa, dropping his bag. "Our very first camping trip."

Zoe looked around. "Is this where we sleep?"

"Right here in the bush," Grandpa smiled. "But first, we need to pitch our tent."

Together, Zoe and Grandpa unpacked the poles and hammered the pegs into the ground.

Warm night shot from low behind Grandpa's shoulder, looking across a glowing campfire toward Zoe and the scrub.

The campfire crackled. Then something stirred in the bushes.

RUSTLE. RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

"Look," Grandpa whispered. "A wombat."

Zoe turned. At the edge of the firelight, a round furry face peeked out of the leaves and munched a mouthful of grass. She watched in awe until her eyes finally grew heavy.

"I'll see you tomorrow," she yawned. "Goodnight, Wombat."

Fresh early-morning medium shot of the campsite, angled toward the picnic table, Zoe searching in the foreground.

The next morning, Zoe woke up early, excited to say good morning to her new wombat friend.

But when she unzipped the tent door, the campsite was empty. The wombat was gone!

She looked under the picnic table. She checked behind the billy can.

"Grandpa," she asked, "where did the wombat go? Didn't it stay for breakfast?"

The book

  • 16 pages, 21 cm square, in paperback or hardcover
  • 170gsm silk paper with a matte-laminated cover
  • Written for children aged 2 to 12
  • Printed in Australia and posted within Australia, free shipping on orders over $75
  • Most orders arrive within about two weeks
  • 30-day returns if the finished book is not what you hoped for
  • The photo you upload is deleted once your child's character is drawn