Meet Wanda the warthog! She may worry from time to time, but with a little help from her jungle friends, she’ll learn that the best thing to do is be herself.

Wanda the warthog is perfectly proud to be her. Until a rainbow of beautiful scarlet macaw parrots come to town, and Wanda suddenly starts to doubt herself. And compare herself to the macaws. She even tries to walk like the macaws, look like the macaws, and sound like the macaws… But the macaws don’t notice her at all.

It’s up to Wanda’s true friends to remind her that she shouldn’t try to be somebody else. Because all that matters is: does she like herself?

About The Author

Frances Stickley

Frances Stickley grew up in Nottingham and Norwich in England. She is a trained children’s literacy specialist and an elementary school teacher and is the author of several picture books, including What Will You Dream of Tonight?, Love You Always, and The Mouse’s Apples. In 2017, she received the Bloomsbury and National Literacy Trust Short Story Prize. She lives with her family and a big-eared dog called Babbag.

About The Illustrator

Chris Chatterton

Chris Chatterton is a bestselling children’s illustrator. He began his career in graphic design and animation, working on projects including Doctor Who. Since then, he has gone on to illustrate multiple books for children, including the bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series and the Gus picture books, which he both writes and illustrates. Originally from County Durham, England, Chris now lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Product Details

Publisher: Beach Lane Books (July 28, 2026)
Length: 32 pages
ISBN13: 9798347102297
Ages: 4 - 8

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Raves and Reviews

Young readers will relate to Wanda’s spectrum of emotions, from confidence to inadequacy and back to pride.... An enthusiastic reminder to embrace one’s true self wholeheartedly.

– Kirkus Reviews, June 1st issue