Chrissy Tetley: 4 books

Wombat is looking for a musical instrument to play. But his real problem is finding one that is not too big and not too long. Not too difficult and not too tall. And not too heavy and not too loud. With the help of Bundy the dog Wombat begins to look at some musical instruments. But will he find one that is just the right size and shape for a little Wombat to play?

‘What is music? Is it more than just a noise?’ Wombat, Koe the koala, and Pocket the kangaroo, three little bush animals on holiday, are dismayed to find that this really difficult question about music is part of their homework. And Koe is even more concerned when he considers that he doesn’t like...

Wombat is having cello lessons, but is finding that learning how to read music and understand the meaning of music notes and values is much too hard to understand. Accompanied by Koe and Pocket, Wombat visits the Music Shed where the animals enjoy movement and rhythm discussions with Professor Anacrusis....

When Albert enters an original song competition, he decides to write a new friendly everyday song. Songs just pop into my head,’ he says as he explores his neighbourhood collecting different sounds to make tuneful chords and a catchy chorus. Along the way Phoebe helps him choose some musical instruments to accompany his singing. But will his new song be good enough to win the competition?