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| View Larger Image | Swim, Little Wombat, Swim!
by Charles Fuge
by Gullane Children's Books
| | List Price: | $12.95 | | Price: | $10.36 | | You Save: | $2.59 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 260293 | | Studio: | Sterling | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Reading Level: | Baby-Preschool | | Number Of Pages: | 24 | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2005 | | Publisher: | Sterling |
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Product Description
Little Wombat is back! Award-winning author and illustrator Charles Fuge--whose Sometimes I Curl Up in a Ball sold 106,000 copies and charmed critics and children alike--has created a new adventure for his ever-popular character. It's a fun-filled tale about discovering new friends and appreciating others' differences.
Fans of Charles Fuge's Little Wombat will rejoice at the adorable creature's return--and at the introduction of an appealing new friend for his hero. And what an unusual animal Platypus is: he waddles when he walks, has a funny fuzzy face, and most special of all, can swim just like a fish. Little Wombat would love to do that too. But are wombats meant for the water...or is he better off staying on dry land?
Every child who has ever eyed the swimming pool nervously will happily follow Little Wombat's success.
Praise for Sometimes I like to Curl Up In a Ball!
"With a repertoire of comic expressions worthy of Nathan Lane...[t]his book from a British duo is silly to the core, but it is also a pointed paean to the power of unscheduled play."---Publishers Weekly
"This book celebrates the world of a preschooler with verve and excitement...Wombat is buoyant and darling, charming and fun."--School Library Journal
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 7 reviews)
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Cute, but a no-brainer 
I bought two more baby wombat books after finding "Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball" by the same author. The illustrations, as always, are wonderful, and the book is amusing, but what's missing is the message. "Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball" and "Where to, Little Wombat?" both have a sweet (but subtle!) message for the kids (the first is about a mother's love; the second teaches that there's no place like home). There is no message to be found in this book, and I miss that. If you like pointless kid's books, buy this one - if not, look at the other two.
January 19, 2008 | |
OK, But.....
Not as good as Sometimes I Like to Curl Up In a Ball. This was a favourite of mine and my wife's and we read it to our baby regularly. Swim Little Wombat, Swim is good. A good story about water safety and learning to swim. The illustrations are good, (more detail and vibrant compared to the classic Goodnight Moon or the fun and sketchy Boyton books, which we like as well) but the colours are not as good as in Sometimes I Like to Curl... The thing I didn't like (spoiler) was the page were the characters were resting, after eating. I don't think the image of shrimp remains and severed shrimp head was a good call. Sure, a baby doesn't know what this is, but still, wouldn't the author think, hmmmm... I should leave shrimp body parts out of the book?
January 01, 2008 | |
Cute...
"Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball" was SOOOOO good, that this one doesn't really compare. I like the lesson that you can learn to swim and accomplish things, but the story is more narrated and longer...kind of wordy for a board book. Better for older child, not really for a 15-month old.
May 25, 2007 | |
Brillent! 
Possible the best book so far illustrated by Charles Fuge, Wombats learns how to make a friend, and how to swim. My son loves the book and so do I.
April 04, 2007 | |
Enjoyable fun 
My 4 year old enjoys the Little Wombat series and this book did not dissappoint. The whimsical artwork and rhymes delight his young mind. He enjoys reading them with me and "reading" them back to me.
November 07, 2006 | |
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