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The Wombats Go Wild for Words

by Beth Ferry

A forest finds its words

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A forest finds its words

Evergreen Forest is full of pleasant trees and animals, but its inhabitants have little to say—until three word-loving wombats arrive. A curious duckling is the first to take up their enthusiasm, sampling nouns, adjectives, and verbs as the forest’s quiet routine begins to change. The story turns vocabulary into the engine of a community-wide shift, linking playful word discovery with the ways language can inspire connection and expression. Its picture-book premise keeps the focus on words themselves: how they make ordinary things more vivid and give the animals new ways to communicate.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young children exploring vocabulary and parts of speech
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about language and communication

Themes

Vocabulary and wordplayLanguage as a source of connectionCuriosity and expression

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Book overview

A trio of wandering wombats with a passion for words inspire an enthusiastic duckling to transform her town from dull to dazzling in this delectable picture book that shares with children the magic of words.

Evergreen Forest is a very nice forest, with very nice trees and very nice animals. It's a rather dull place, but no one says a word about it. In fact, no one says very many words at all! And therein lies the problem.

Until the word-loving wandering wombats arrive.

They use words like enthusiastic and splendiferous, ready to turn ordinary into EXTRAordinary! With twinkles in their eyes and words on their minds, the word wombats come to transform Evergreen Forest.

At first, the animals of Evergreen Forest are...confused. All except for a curious duckling who eagerly devours every noun, adjective, and verb that she hears. Slowly, the inhabitants of Evergreen Forest become mesmerized as they realize that words are not just fun, they are inspiring.

New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and acclaimed illustrator Lori Nichols captivate readers with this dazzling, magnificent, and triumphant tale about discovering the power of words and the ways they connect and empower us.
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