Stories of Benson the Wombat, his family and friends

Benson cuts his foot badly, and a dog named Mandy takes care of him and takes him home, But no-one understands and they drive Mandy away. The next day, Benson and his mother set out to make amends, and find a true home for Mandy.

Benson's friend Phillip is acting strangely, and Benson wonders if there is something wrong. Something very sad has happened to Phillip, and Benson and his friends, try to make him feel better.

Benson is feeling frustrated because he has so many things he wants to do, he can't decide which one to do. Then the decision is taken out of his hands, and he finds he has nothing to do after all - which means he ends up doing something he never even thought of!

It's Wombat Picnic Day, when all the wombats gather to have races, lamington-making competitions, and most important of all, the Best Young Digger competition, Benson wants to win more than anything, but then he finds there is something more important than winning.

Arnette acuses Benson of stealing her orange scrunchie, and Benson thinks she's lying because she doesn't like him -- or is she ? Is Benson really a thief?

Roly asks Pascoe to tell him his own story, from where he was born, because his own mother is no longer around to tell him.

Benson makes a new friend who knows all sorts of cool stuff- but will be Nugent's friend mean that he has to leave his old friends behind? When Nugent invites Benson to go camping and asks him to do something he doesn't want to do, Benson has to make a hard decision.

Benson finds a red cape, and when he puts it on, he feels like a superhero. He and Roly set out to do good deeds, beginning with rescuing a tawny frogmouth.

Benson's mother starts with the washing up and gets carried away, and ends up cleaning everything in sight, the walls, the cushions, and everything, and even Aunt Moss and Aunt Lillibet.

Aunt Moss is feeling a bit down and tired, so she and Benson go on a trip to an art gallery to nourish her spirit. Her artist friend, Imelda, helps Benson understand how you can tell a whole story with just dots and lines, and Benson finds a way to feed his own spirit.