By Ruth Park (Our Great Big World, Australia)
Ruth Park was born in New Zealand in 1917 and later moved to Australia. During the 1960s, she wrote four stories about a talking muddleheaded wombat. Her tales have been a favorite among Australian children ever since. The wombat in the story might be muddleheaded, but he is also lovable and endearing.
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