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The Muddle-Headed Wombat

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The Muddle-Headed Wombat

By Ruth Park About · Illustrated by Noela Young About

Wombat and his inseparable friends – the motherly and practical Mouse, and Tabby Cat whose pride, along with his tabby coat, is always being ruffled – began their careers in a daily children’s serial on ABC radio. Since then their delightful adventures in the popular series of Muddleheaded Wombat books have entertained thousands of children in many parts of the world.

This paperback edition brings together four stories – The Muddleheaded Wombat, The Muddleheaded Wombat at School, The Muddleheaded Wombat on Holiday and The Muddleheaded Wombat in the Treetops all presented with Noela Young’s lively illustrations.

To both parents and children, Wombat is an irresistible character and he and his mates will endure to bring pleasure to many generations more

AuthorRuth Park About
IllustratorNoela Young About
Type Of BookClassic Novel
FormatPaperback
ISBN9780207167331
Price Per CopyRRP $14.95
1–9 copies$13.45
10–19 copies$12.70
20+ copies$11.96
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Ruth Park

Born in New Zealand in 1923, Ruth Park spent her early childhood in a remote part of the North Island. After graduating from the University of Auckland, she trained as a journalist and children’s editor, becoming children’s editor of The Auckland Star. In 1942 she married writer D’Arcy Niland and travelled with him through outback Australia, working on a variety of jobs from shearer’s cook to fruit picker – all of which provided a rich source of material for her later writings. Ruth Park has written over 50 books including 10 novels and 27 children’s books, as well as radio, film and television scripts, and several travel and educational works. She has won numerous awards, including the Sydney Morning Herald Prize for The Harp in the South, the Miles Franklin Award for Swords and Crowns and Rings, and the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award and the Boston Globe award for Playing Beatie Bow. Ruth Park also received the 1993 Lloyd O’Neil Magpie Award for services to the Australian book industry.

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Noela Young

Noela Young’s career spans 50 years and she is one of the most respected and admired illustrators in Australia. She is best known as the illustrator of Ruth Park’s The Muddle Headed Wombat series. This is her first picture book since the award-winning Grandpa (1998).

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