Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Wombats go Wild for Words written by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Lori Nichols - ESSENTIAL

The Wombats go Wild for Words written by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Lori Nichols. PICTURE BOOK. Random House Children's Books (Penguin Random House), 2025. $19. 9780593711057

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL (4-6), MS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

A trio of word-loving wombats take the Evergreen Forest by storm and transform the forest creatures’ vocabularies with one delicious word after another. Join Little Duckling as they all go wild for words!

I loved this book! As an ELA teacher and an avid picture book reader, this book is essential for any picture book library. I could see this being used at any level of ELA class when you talk about the power – and pleasure! – of words. I thought the art was adorable, the story was cute, and the words used were amazing. The front cover also turns into a classroom poster, which is adorable, and goes to show that anyone can become a word wombat.

Kiera, ELA teacher, #bookswithbeddes


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