Macca the Alpaca (Macca the Alpaca)

by Matt Cosgrove (Author) Matt Cosgrove (Illustrator)

Macca the Alpaca (Macca the Alpaca)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Macca the alpaca's days were happy and carefree until -- drama! -- a llama.In this adorable, quirky picture book, Macca the alpaca loves splashing in puddles and gives the best cuddles. But when he bumps into a big bullying llama named Harmer (who's no charmer), Macca must prove the value of smarts and kindness.
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Publishers Weekly

The title character, who stars in a picture book series in Cosgrove's native Australia, makes his U.S. debut in which an easygoing young alpaca faces off against a large, mean-spirited llama. In breezy rhymed couplets and telling pictures, the author captures the happy-go-lucky personality of Macca, who "loves splashing in puddles and gives the best cuddles" (the latter demonstrated by images of the smiling creature zealously hugging various animals). The peace is shattered by the arrival of the llama, whose character Cosgrove unambiguously elucidates as the sneering intruder kicks Macca off the page: "That guy is called Harmer. (He's no charmer.) He's tall, strong, and woolly, but also a... ...bully!" When Harmer challenges the much smaller alpaca to a contest of strength, Macca cunningly turns it into a battle of wits and agility, which he, inevitably yet comedically handily, wins. Featuring clean lines, vibrant colors, and the protagonists' dramatically distinct facial expressions, Cosgrove's art drives home the unmistakable message of this snappy readaloud: hugs, not shoves. Ages 3-5. (Feb.)

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Praise for Macca the Alpaca:

"Featuring clean lines, vibrant colors, and the potagonists' dramtically distinct facial expressions, Cosgrove's art drives home the unmistakable message of this snappy readaloud: hugs, not shoves." —Publishers Weekly
Matt Cosgrove
EVA AMORES is an author and designer/photographer who has worked for the Sydney Opera House and the ABC. She was born in The Philippines and moved to Australia in high school. She likes shoes, travelling, and more shoes.

Matt Cosgrove, lover of words, pictures and books in general, is the author and illustrator of the Macca the Alpaca series and many other books in Australia, including My Dad Is a Robot, Thanks, Mum!, and the Epic Fail Tales series. In a varied career spanning over 25 years, Matt has been the creative director of a magazine and a lecturer in comic art at Western Sydney University, and worked in television. He has also campaigned tirelessly for the inclusion of Pictionary as an Olympic sport (not really -- but he definitely should). Visit him online at mattcosgrovebooks.com.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338602821
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
February 04, 2020
Series
Macca the Alpaca
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002160 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mammals
JUV039230 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Llamas
Bullying
Kindness
Body size
Alpaca

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