A great book with counting and rhyming. Mx memorized this book and it was the first one he "read" verbatim, but both loved it/ This was our first "Marcello" book

Yes, I do read all the wombat books in the children's section. What? ( )

Rhyming text describes six little wombats on a walkabout and a dingo with a hungry eye that captures them one by one until only two are left. These remaining two dig a pit and lay sticks over it, trapping the dingo, so they're able to rescue their mates and be "home for tea." ( )

This is a very fun read. The beginning of the book has explanations of Australian words that will be used in the book. It also has pictures of items that each character is wearing and that character's names next to it. That is probably very helpful and also a good tool to help readers associate the items with their characters and help differentiate the wombats, since they all look similar. It begins with six wombats going on a walkabout and as they walk along, each wombat stops and is distracted by something. As each wombat leaves, we count how many are left all the way until there are only two. A dingo has their friends and they make a plan to stop him and get their friends back. The illustration is very cute. There is very good counting and rhyming for students to understand. ( )

The story is great for teaching young children counting down from six to one and it is also a great lesson for them not to leave their groups and wonder around a lone.