"When Sebastian was discovered beside the body of his dead mother on the side of a road, he was just four months old. Near death himself, the tiny wombat was nursed byt the author until he reached full maturity, and finally returned to the wild. Just how Sebastian&&&^s hat came to play such an important part in his life you will learn when you read this delightful book. Sebastian Lives in a Hat was voted Best Children&&&^s Book in the 1985 Whitley Awards given by the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, and was shortlisted for the 1986 Australian Picture Book of the Year Award.