WOMBAT AND BANDICOOT: Best of Friends

Distilled to their essentials, three stories: Wombat and Bandicoot have fun living together, though they sometimes quarrel; they go to the beach, where a shark sends them back to the sand to build castles; they picnic with friends. The brief text is appropriate to the youngest listeners, as is the bright, lucid art showing these appealingly expressive Australian beasts engaged in their childlike activities. A good choice for toddler group or lap.