Llama Llama Misses Mama (Llama Llama)

Reading Level: K − 1^st Grade

Strange new teacher.
Strange new toys.
Lots of kids and lots of noise!

What would Llama like to do?
Llama Llama feels so new . . .

It's Llama Llama's first day of preschool! And Llama Llama's mama makes sure he's ready. They meet the teachers. See the other children. Look at all the books and games. But then it's time for Mama to leave. And suddenly Llama Llama isn't so excited anymore. Will Mama Llama come back?

Of course she will. But before she does, the other children show Llama Llama how much fun school can be!

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Publishers Weekly

Llama Llama starts school in the third of Dewdney's gentle series. When Mama Llama waves goodbye to Llama Llama, he starts to feel sad. Despite Llama Llama's trepidations, bright colors and bold patterns make the school welcoming: the teacher is a hip zebra wearing pink and purple, and the other children (cat, goat, sheep and giraffe, among others) enthusiastically make art and play together. Slowly, Llama Llama comes around and decides that he loves Mama... and school too! The expressive animal faces and attention to detail make it a charming addition. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)

School Library Journal

PreS-K Dewdney's third book in the series retains the charm of the earlier titles. This time the little llama is starting school. He feels shy and lonely and misses his mama, but the day is saved by friendly intervention from his teacher and classmates. She reassures him, "Don't be sad, new little llama!/It's OK to miss your mama./But don't forget/when day is through, /she will come right back to you." The children invite him to play and keep him busy and happy until his mother arrives. In a satisfying conclusion, the little llama realizes that he can love both Mama and school. Emotionally realistic storytelling, a bouncing rhythm, skilled rhyming, and expressive paintings in bright colors make for a pleasing package. Youngsters just beginning school will relate to Llama Llama's feelings, and caregivers will appreciate the story's supportive message. - Heidi Estrin, Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL

Anna Dewdney

Anna Dewdney (www.annadewdney.com) is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Llama Llama series. She lives in southern Vermont.

Classification

Fiction

ISBN-13

9780670061983

Lexile Measure

240

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Viking Books for Young Readers

Publication date

March 19, 2009

Series

Llama Llama

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Library of Congress categories

Stories in rhyme
Schools
Mother and child
Llamas
First day of school
Nursery schools

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