While a bushfire is raging above, Wombat stays safe in his cozy burrow. What might he do when trouble - in the form of an unexpected guest - comes knocking at his door? One by one, five uniquely Australian animals - Wallaby, Kookaburra, Platypus, Koala, and Sugar Glider - appear. Wombat welcomes them all, with growing anxiety. Before long, Wombat's peaceful burrow becomes a pandemonium of messy and unruly guests who take his favourite chair and wear his slippers.

What, oh what, is a big-hearted Wombat to do?

'From smoke and din
and howling wind,
come in, my friend, come in!"

About the Author
Carmen Agra Deedy (Author)
Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times best-selling author. Her books have received many awards and honours, including a Christopher Award, Pura Belpre Honor, and a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor Award. Born in Havana, Cuba, she went to the United States as a refugee. She lives in Georgia, USA.

Brian Lies (Illustrator)
Brian Lies is a best-selling author and illustrator, and a Caldecott Honoree for The Rough Patch. He is a masterful visual storyteller and is best known for his popular Bats books; his most recent is Little Bat in Night School. Brian lives with his family in a seaside town in Massachusetts, USA.




Book Information
ISBN 9781801301442
Author Carmen Agra Deedy
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Welbeck Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 282mm * 232mm * 10mm