The Wump World

The Wump World
The Wump World cover
AuthorBill Peet
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
January 1, 1970
ISBN978-0-395-19841-4

The Wump World (1970) is a children's book by Bill Peet that takes place on an imaginary planet. It is about the near destruction of the only habitat of creatures known as Wumps. These Wumps look somewhat like a cross between a capybara (sometimes called a water hog) and a moose.