Wombat has to do a family tree project. As he interviews more and more members of the family, he notices that everyone has something and he doesn't. This leads to a quest to find his something so he can add it to the family tree.

I loved this book, I read it to my niece and though she is too young to fully understand it, I will keep reading it to her. It teaches kids that they shouldn’t give up on finding out who they are, and trying new things. That when the time comes it will present itself! ❤️

Love it! This is a more modern and healthy take on what it means to be a family and who to add on a family tree. This is a book I could see being healing for people who felt like traditional family trees with only relatives through blood and marriage were insufficient. A must add, with very cute illustrations.

This children's book tells the story of Wombat, whose school project is to create a family tree. As he discovers his ancestors and relatives, Wombat realises they all have a little "something" that makes them special and unique. Wombat wonders whether he, too, has a "something" that makes him special as well.

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This was a cute story, but I would have expected it to be more about the "family" part instead of the "individual" part--especially after reading the author's note (which I found lovely), I thought the story would focus more on 'What a family can look like'.

Still, it was good, and the message, though not the one I expected, is an important one too.

The title of this book is a bit misleading. It isn't really an intro to genealogy. It's more about understanding that you're different than your ancestors, and though each person in your family is special, your special thing is likely different from theirs.

The illustrations are lovely, and wombat is sweet.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Wombat has a project for school about his family tree. Wombat finds out that everyone in his family is special at something, except for him and he is very sad.

A cute, easy, read. Perfect for kids ranging in age from 2-9. We enjoyed reading this book thoroughly, so much so that my 7 year old read it a second time to her younger siblings! For the older kids, it opened up the conversation of our own family tree, as well as our individual talents. They are excited to make a family tree of their own over the upcoming school break. This also led us on a learning journey about wombats & other marsupials! Definitely a story we will read again and again.

A cute quick little read. I loved the illustrations. The moral of the story was good too.

Thank you to the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wombat had a school project to do: making a family tree. For children, this is not interesting. It wasn't until adulthood that my roots interest me. Then again, sometimes it's boring to learn about someone you didn't know exactly who. But this is a good start for children to learn about their extended family. Some family have a secret here and there, and learning about them is good. You might get inspired by their specialties.

This is a book all about Wombat and his school project of a family tree. Wombat learns all about his family and the things they are good at making him wonder what he could possibly be good at and he thinks he'll never find something he's good at.

Book for kids on making a family tree. Wombat discovered many things about his family and himself making his family tree. Most important thing he discovered that has he was making his tree, the love of his family.

A great resource to introduce your children to the genealogy of your family. The end of the book has a tree for you to make up your own family tree and discover the love of family yourself.

A special thank you to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I thought this was fantastic! This book is about family supporting and learning about family as well as about Wombat finding his "something." The illustrations were great, and I loved the information in the beginning as well as the activities listed in the back. I think this book will be a great one for kids who are trying new things and finding their talents and passions.

Wombat is tasked with the assignment to do a family tree for his school project. Wombat learns that each family member has a unique skill. Wombat struggles to find what his talent is. At the end of the story, he realizes what is his skill.
I like that the author included a page with terms children can learn and also an activity page on the back. This is a good book to help guide a conversation with little ones about family, where we come from and what are our strong skills. The illustration are very cute.

I do feel like the story ended abruptly.

Thank you NetGalley, Thomas Nelson:Children’s and Tommy Nelson for sending me an ARC in exchange of an honest review of the book received.

In Wombat and the Family Tree, little Wombat is tasked with creating his family tree for a school project. As he uncovers family members from his wisdom (a group of wombats), he starts to wonder what his special talent may be. After some failed attempts, Wombat stumbles upon his unique gift.

This book had beautiful illustrations and a really sweet message. The author's note also included opportunities to learn some new vocabulary words. This is a darling book for younger kids to facilitate asking questions about where they come from.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson Children's for gifting my family with an ARC to review. All opinions are our own. We enjoyed it!

A good start for kids to start thinking about family tree/family history as the story gives a glimpse about a kid who is trying his best to learn about his family history, build a family tree and makes him see the beauty of having learnt about our own family history.

I find the concept really good and useful. This book can be quite helpful in making kids learn about family trees for the first time.

I just love the illustrations.

Regarding how the book ends, I find it to be a bit abrupt. I just wanted to know if there would be a reference page towards the end.

Thank you, Tommy Nelson, for the advance reading copy.

I loved this book! The illustrations are vibrant and lovely. I liked seeing Wombat learn about his family and struggle to find his "something".
I really liked that there is a family tree too fill in, in the back and another project too.

A really lovely book, that we can't wait to share with everyone.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Wombat has to do a class project detailing his family tree. He discovers that all of his family members have a cool talent. He gets discouraged because he doesn’t think he has a talent. However, when he completes his project he sees that maybe his talent is in art.

This was a cute story but very simplistic. I don’t think I would read it more than once because there wasn’t anything super unique about it, other than I don’t think I have read a book with a wombat main character.

A cute book about Wombat, who must create a family tree for school. He is trying to figure out too what he contributes to his community. I liked that this had a spot for the reader’s family tree at the end!

This book is adorable. I first drawn to this book because of my love for wombats. They are the cutest animals and fun fact their poop comes out in the shape of cubes. Anyways, this book was a fun way to introduce my son to genealogy. He really wants to make his own family tree now. Everyone has something special about them and this book will help show young kids that!