Sometimes I like to curl up in a ballSo no one can see mebecause I'm so small. A new format for the hugely praised bestseller.Little wombat spends a day doing favorite things-what could they be? Are they your favorites, too? Let's look and see. Soft-toned illustrations portray an endearing little wombat and the warm and friendly world around him. Every page is filled with charming details that stand up to repeated viewings: cute mice, rabbits, and turtles peering from behind tall grass, marching pigeons, and a menagerie of other adorable animals. The images, along with the lyrically rhyming text, combine to make a sweet-spirited bedtime story to ease young ones to sleep.

Author Biography

Charles Fuge won both the Macmillan Prize and the Mother Goose Award for his first book. He has had numerous books published since, including (for Gullane): Yip! Snap! Yap! (hb: 1 86233 217 7/pb: 1 86233 594 X) I Know a Rhino (hb: 1 86233 303 3/pb: 1 86233485 4/board: 1 86233 523 0) My Dad! (hb: 1 86233 512 5/pb: 1 86233 513 3/board: 1 86233 546 X (May '05)). Swim, Little Wombat, Swim is the latest adventure from the hugely popular 'Little Wombat' series, following the original success of Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball, which won 'Highly Commended' for the Kate Greenaway Medal, 2001. Charles lives in Burton Bradstock, Dorset