As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals.

Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards and a 2021 Children’s Book Council Notable Book.

As the flames of a bushfire approach, one small wombat shelters with other animals in her burrow. But that is just the beginning of their journey to safety.

Based on events witnessed by Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French during the 2020 fires, and co-created with award-winning illustrator Danny Snell, this is astory of courage,compassionandsurvival, which saw people across Australiacome together to save our wildlifefrom devastation.

Author: Jackie French
ISBN: 9781460759349
Type: Paperback
Pages: 24
Dimensions: 245x244mm
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published Date: December 2021