Wombats!. Go to Wizard's Wharf

Wombats! Go to Wizard's Wharf Go to Wizard's Wharf /

Maddie Frost

Book - 2024

"The most lovable--yet unlikely--pair of besties is back! Pickles decides it's time to make good on an IOU that Albert forgot he gave him four years ago and request that they take a trip to Wizard's Wharf! Albert begrudingly agrees to accompany his best friend, but amusement parks aren't really his thing. Pickles is determiend to make Albert feel the magic around him, but even after exploring all the rides, games, mazes, and prizes that Wiard's Wharf has to offer, Albert still isn't as wowed by this environment as his friend is. Albert doesn't want his practicality to ruin his buddy's IOU day, so they continue exploring the park and run into their friend and neighbor Platters, who's working as a ...ride mechanic. Platters offers to take them on a tour of a top-secret ride that's still under construction, but when the ride has a slight malfunction and the three of them are separated, Albert and PIckles will have to rely on how well they know each other--and maybe even a little magic--to help them find their way out." --

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Subjects
Amusement parks > Comic books, strips, etc.
Best friends > Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship > Comic books, strips, etc.
Wombats > Comic books, strips, etc.
Amusement parks > Juvenile fiction.
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Wombats > Juvenile fiction.
adventure story comics.
Action and adventure comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
Genres
adventure story comics
Action and adventure comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels
Published
New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Maddie Frost (author)
Physical Description
92 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 6-9 years.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN
9780593465424
Contents unavailable.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Two wombats realize that real friendship is more important than anything--even a can't-miss theme park. Albert owes Pickles a favor, which is the catalyst for the misadventure that follows. Pickles wants to go to Wizard's Wharf. The magic-themed amusement park leaves Albert visibly unimpressed, while Pickles has a ball. The place is a money vacuum that Albert calls out for its fakery, but Pickles is convinced the magic is all real. They run into their friend Platters the platypus, who shows off a secret attraction that isn't open to the public yet. The pair become separated. Two Beings of Unexplained Magic--little, monsterlike creatures with wings--join Albert on his search for Pickles, though he refuses to believe they're real. Relying on his ability to predict his pal's movements, Albert works to track Pickles down. Layouts are clear, with three to five panels per page, while a multipage roller-coaster sequence is a little more twisty. Readers may find themselves split between giggling at Pickles' antics and questioning what the adorably harebrained wombat brings to the friendship. Straitlaced Albert asks nothing from Pickles except to clean up after making a mess. By the end, however, both wombats agree on the value of their friendship. Readers don't have to believe in magic to enjoy what this tale has to offer. (Graphic fiction. 6-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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