Wombat Books

When Amanda and her friends make a pinky-promise to run together in the Cross-Country race at school, Amanda needs to make a choice. Should she keep her promise or win the race.It’s OPERATION CROSS COUNTRY!Even though she is competitive, Amanda learns...

When every girl in Year Three gets an invitation to Eve’s birthday party except Amanda, Amanda makes a plan, with the help of the Dolphin Squad, to win herself an invitation before the week is through.It’s OPERATION INVITATION!Amanda tries everything...

Amanda has picked her dress for the Year 3 BBQ and Disco. It's yellow with long sleeves and has pockets! Amanda is so excited to wear it, but when she discovers that Eve Kelly is going to wear the same dress, she calls on the Dolphin Squad to help her...

Attention Campers! Seeking maximum adventure? Looking for maximum fun? You need CAMP MAX!Tania’s all set to go on camp! She’s planned which cabin she’ll be in, what snacks to take, she’s even arranged for her best friend, Emily, to come too.There’s...

I read in the Bible, so it must be true, God can see everything that I do.But what might this look like? And how far does God's care reach?Join the wild, hilarious and certainly crazy ride of a young boy who dares to imagine the incredible scope of...

‘What’s to stop me killing you and taking the Powers?’ The giant raised the sword. ‘All I see is a dwarf, a pony and seven children, none of whom is even remotely capable of resisting the might of Uller Princekiller.’For centuries, the knights,...

Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia.BUT she’d way prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at school. The only problem is that they don’t seem interested in her anymore. And at Year 6 camp Maddie has a decision to...

Lola is always in the middle on the netball court. She knows how to keep the team working together.But netball is not the only situation Lola is always stuck in the middle of—what with her parents fighting all the time and not to mention her best...

There’s only one thing that Nelly dislikes more than jelly, and that’s heights. In fact, she’s terrified of high places! But when she has to climb the magnificent tree to rescue her younger sister’s doll, Nelly has to not only face her greatest fear...

Riz sometimes notices weird stuff. She can pick the twins apart, notices when people grow, and challenges the lunch staff when they change the cheese brand. Most people think it is odd, so she keeps her observations to herself.But when Riz notices...

Something extraordinary is going on ... even more extraordinary than usual in the Wishfingers household! Things keep disappearing and then reappearing in the strangest of places!Dad can’t find his lawnmower, until it mysteriously appears in an...

Ruby Wishfingers is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary name. Only nobody else seems to think so. That is until Ruby Wishfingers wakes up with a strange feeling in the tips of her fingers. She soon finds out that there is far more to being a...

Ruby is back – and so are her wishes!With a head full of plans for the holidays Ruby’s fingertips already tingling with magic. That is, until Mum announces that Ruby’s horrible little toad of a cousin is coming to stay.But some problems can’t just be...

When Cailin has to spend Christmas at her eccentric grandfather’s shack at Whitefoam Cove, her holiday plans are ruined. She barely remembers him, let alone knows him. Memories of her father are everywhere and, to make matters worse, she’s left her...

Daniella Murphy is on a mission. All she has ever wanted to do is play rugby league, just like her three brothers. However, her grandma says no, her dad stays silent and the school bully just laughs in her face. Their message is clear - girls don't...

Sometimes I feel just like the glass in my fish tank— people look right through me.Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn’t even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought- stricken town with her mum and younger brother...