Often this is because a character stands in for a group. (There is no obvious sexual dimorphism in wombats - you can’t easily tell the sex of a wombat unless you’re an expert.) I wonder if you assumed the wombat was male until “For Pete’s sake! Give her some carrots!” A study by Janet McCabe told us that unless animal characters are given obvious female markers then we tend to read them as male. This is partly to do with the realistic style of art.
Unusually for a children’s book, the wombat is female yet has not been given any typically feminine markers, such as a big pink bow. STORY STRUCTURE OF DIARY OF A WOMBAT WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER? Bruce Whatley illustrates animals in a mostly realistic style, with only a few modifications to make the facial expressions more human, making the pairing perfect. Jackie French could have anthropomorphised the wombat and taken her off on an adventure to save the world, but this wombat is inspired by the wombats around French’s own house. But wombats don’t really do much and have little to report. We expect that if someone has taken the trouble to write something down then it must be something important. If you know of a potential guest or interesting woman in history, email me More Episodesįollow the link to leave a review.Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wombat is a parody of a diary. Visit instagram for further interviews and posts of interesting women in history.įollow the link to leave a review.and tell your friends It's a thought provoking discussion which covers a broad range of topics and her thoughts on the wide ranging benefits of reading have got me heading to the library. Literally unbelievable but witnessed by Jackie herself so it’s got to be true. Our wombat related discussion reveals a stunning wombat related fact. Her most popular books are the award-winning wombat picture book series illustrated by Bruce Whatley that began in 2002 with Diary of a Wombat. Her passion and success in the world of Children’s literature has seen her being appointed as the Australian Children’s Laureate in 2014-15, Senior Australian of the Year in 2015 and Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2016.
Quite an achievement when you consider she’s severely dyslexic. She’s written well over 200 books and they cover a range of different genres: general fiction, historical fiction, picture books, and nonfiction for adults and for children. Jackie’s books have sold millions of copies and been published in 36 languages and have won more than 60 literary awards.
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