Wombats are Pretty Weird by Abi Cushman

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Wombats Are Pretty Weird

* A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
* SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner
* Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children & Teens
* CT Charter Oak Children’s Book Award Nominee
* Maryland Blue Crab Award Honor Book
* Utah Beehive Book Award Nominee
* Imagination Soup’s Best Picture Books of 2023 List

Wombats are elusive, burrowing marsupials. Their teeth never stop growing, they have backward-facing pouches, and they’re the only animal to have cube-shaped poop. And if you ask their snake friend, those aren’t the only things that are weird about wombats!

Abi Cushman’s Wombats Are Pretty Weird contains informative, expressive, and funny illustrations, and offers an entertaining blend of narration, sidebars, speech balloons, and dialogue between Snake and the wombats he meets in the wild. A refreshing departure from traditional informational books, Wombats Are Pretty Weird is a child-friendly guide to understanding the weird and wonderful world of wombats.

Features extensive backmatter including a glossary.

Greenwillow BooksGreenwillow Books | May 23, 2023
ISBN: 978-0063234437

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Praise for WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD

“Cushman combines clear, cartoonlike digital illustrations with a lucid and humorous narrative to introduce young readers to wombats….[An] entertaining and informative volume.”

— The Horn Book

Funny Nonfiction

Funny Nonfiction

Introduces readers to facts about these interesting marsupials in a laugh-out-loud funny and engaging way.

Weird Animals

Weird Animals

Yes, wombats are pretty weird. Kids will take home the message that being weird is a GOOD thing.

Sidebars and Backmatter

Sidebars and Backmatter

Dive deeper into the facts with compelling sidebars, including how exactly cube poop is formed, and educational backmatter.

Wombat Activity Sheets and Crafts

Wombats Are Pretty Weird Activity Guide

  • 7 reproducible activity sheets featuring your favorite cube-pooping marsupial
  • Word puzzles, coloring pages, mazes, and more!
  • Answer key included

Wombats Are Pretty Weird Activity Guide

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Wombat Bookmark Craft

Wombat Bookmark Craft

This wombat (or “mombat” as we like to say) bookmark will hold your spot in your book AND comes with a backward pouch + joey inside. Download the template and instructions below. It’s fun to make and fun to play with afterwards!

Wombat Bookmark Craft

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Wombat Activity Sheets

Wombat Storytime Activity Sheets

Are you ready for a Wombat Storytime? Read WITCH & WOMBAT by Ashley Belote and WOMBATS ARE PRETTY WEIRD by Abi Cushman, then do some wombat-themed activities! Includes a wombat acrostic puzzle, a wombat drawing activity, a wombat bingo game, and a wombat paper plate mask craft!

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