DIARY OF A WOMBAT has been awarded a 'KIND' award in the USA by the equivalent of our RSPCA for its humour and for showing how humans can live peaceably with wildlife.
Bryan said they'd rather missed the point- living with wombats is anything BUT peaceful! But it's truly lovely to be given the award.

Bruce Whatley's animals are always wonderful but Mothball drawn by Bruce is most wonderful of all.

2004 USA Benjamin Franklin Award
USA Lemmee Award

2003
Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association (ALA)

Voted Favourite Picture Book of the Year in the Cuffie Awards in the USA 2003

Tied with Diary of a Worm for Funniest Book in the Cuffie Awards in the USA 2003

Number two on the 'Best 20 picture books for 2003' in the USA

Cool Award, for Best Picture Book, voted by the kids of the ACT

Winner Young Australian Readers' Award 2003

Winner KOALA Award for Best Picture Book 2003

ABA/A A Neilson Book of the Year 2003

Honour Book for the CBC Picture Book of the Year 2003

Shortlisted for the KOALA, COOL and YABBA awards 2003

Shortlisted for a Bilby Award 2004

KIND Award USA 2004

Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards for Picture Book of the Year

Shortlisted in the Australian Publisher's Association Book Design Awards for Best Designed Children's Picture Book, and also for a Galley Club Award!

Shortlisted in the Picture Book category of the Children's Choice Book Awards