Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian animals. Their favorite activities are eating, sleeping, and digging holes. Here, in the words of one unusually articulate wombat, is the tongue-in-cheek account of a busy week; eating, sleeping, digging holes . . . and training its new neighbors, a family of humans, to produce treats on demand.

Librarian standing in book stacks with sun a clouds behind her

Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Diary of a Wombat” written by Jackie Frencg and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. Follow along here.