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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
K-Gr 2 This fun glimpse of the Australian outback is written in a rhyming text that's a joy to read aloud. Six woolly wombats go on a walkabout, and the dingo that spots them is sure that he's just discovered his lunch. One by one, a wombat strays from the others until only Jen and Jack are left. Hiding by the trail, they spy the dingo with a large sack that's jumping about. Immediately they make a pit trap and lure the unsuspecting dingo into it. Four than...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
The five-little-monkeys rhyme finds new life in this offering from Down Under. "Early one morning when the sun came out, / SIX woolly wombats went walkabout. / They didn't see the dingo with the hungry eye, / 'I've a hunch my lunch just walked on by!'" Each wearing its own special garb, from folded newspaper hat to polka-dotted undies to red hula skirt, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
The five-little-monkeys rhyme finds new life in this Down Under offering. A hungry dingo eyes six woolly wombats. They disappear, one by ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More