Swim, Little Wombat, Swim! (ISBN 140272375X)

Enjoyable fun:
My 4 year old enjoys the Little Wombat series and this book did not dissappoint. The whimsical artwork and rhymes delight his young mind. He enjoys reading them with me and "reading" them back to me.

Cute, but a no-brainer:
I bought two more baby wombat books after finding "Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball" by the same author. The illustrations, as always, are wonderful, and the book is amusing, but what's missing is the message. "Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball" and "Where to, Little Wombat?" both have a sweet (but subtle!) message for the kids (the first is about a mother's love; the second teaches that there's no place like home). There is no message to be found in this book, and I miss that. If you like pointless kid's books, buy this one - if not, look at the other two.

OK, But.....:
Not as good as Sometimes I Like to Curl Up In a Ball. This was a favourite of mine and my wife's and we read it to our baby regularly. Swim Little Wombat, Swim is good. A good story about water safety and learning to swim. The illustrations are good, (more detail and vibrant compared to the classic Goodnight Moon or the fun and sketchy Boyton books, which we like as well) but the colours are not as good as in Sometimes I Like to Curl... The thing I didn't like (spoiler) was the page were the characters were resting, after eating. I don't think the image of shrimp remains and severed shrimp head was a good call. Sure, a baby doesn't know what this is, but still, wouldn't the author think, hmmmm... I should leave shrimp body parts out of the book?

Cute...:
"Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball" was SOOOOO good, that this one doesn't really compare. I like the lesson that you can learn to swim and accomplish things, but the story is more narrated and longer...kind of wordy for a board book. Better for older child, not really for a 15-month old.

Brillent!:
Possible the best book so far illustrated by Charles Fuge, Wombats learns how to make a friend, and how to swim. My son loves the book and so do I.