Wombat Divine by Mem Fox
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At the end of the book, we see her sleeping under a stocking full of carrots.
She spends the whole night traveling with the strange creatures and says goodbye to them, hoping they visit again soon. She eventually even comes to respect the reindeer and their uncanny ability to lead her directly to carrots. As Santa travels on his annual ride, Mothball does her best to eat all the carrots that have been left out for his reindeer.
She manages to wrangle a carrot from the reindeer and settles down on the back of Santa’s sleigh to have a nap. She smells carrots and runs toward them, surprised to find strange creatures (reindeer) eating them. We know something is up with Mothball the wombat when her nose bumps into low-hanging Christmas ornaments (which she gets rid of). How is it spending Christmas? In a carrot-devouring frenzy I enjoy sleeping, scratching, and eating. Written by Jackie French, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley Clarion Books, 2011 Maybe that’s a testament to the awesomeness of wombats. It’s a special bonus day today – two books in one post! I was pretty surprised to find two Christmas books about wombats, so I read them both and then couldn’t really pick a favorite.