Little Wombat is excited. He's found a new friend to play with who walks strangely, has a funny little face and, most amazingly of all, can swim like a fish in the water! But when Playtpus tries teaching Little Wombat to swim, Rabbit and Koala begin to wonder if wombats should strick to dry land!

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: 1862332177 / PB: 186233594X) I Know a Rhino (PB: 1862334854 / BB: 1862335230 My Dad! (HB: 1862335125 / PB: 1862335133 / BB: 186233546X) 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.