Llama Llama Home with Mama [Hardcover]

Anna Dewdney (Author)

Book Description

Release date: August 23, 2011 | Age Range: 3 - 5 years | Series: Llama Llama | Lexile Measure: 290L (What's this?)

Llama Llama, morning light.
Feeling yucky, just not right.
Down to breakfast.
Tiny sneeze.
Sniffle, snuffle.
Tissues, please!

Ah-choo! Uh-oh, Llama Llama's nose is feeling tickly, his throat is feeling scratchy, and his head is feeling stuffy. Back to bed, no school today for Llama Llama! Instead, he's home with Mama. By lunchtime, though, he's beginning to feel a tiny bit better. But now someone else has the sneezes . . . Mama! And who will help her feel better? Why, Llama Llama, of course! Anna Dewdney's fun-to-read rhymes are sure to help children and their parents get through those under-the-weather days.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2011 : Llama Llama is feeling crummy, sneezing, achy, head all stuffy. No school today for Llama, he’s sick at home in his red pajamas. As the day wears on and Llama starts feeling better, boredom sets in--along with Mama Llama’s coughs and sneezes. Llama Llama knows just what to do, bringing Mama tissues, a fluffy pillow, and books to read. Anna Dewdney’s latest is a welcome addition to her bestselling Llama Llama picture book repertoire, perfectly capturing the challenges of a little one home sick from school and the big dose of love that makes the best medicine. --Seira Wilson

Review

"Dewdney's artwork is the ideal foil to her rhyming verses--her characters' bleary, sick expressions alone are sure to elicit giggles and knowing smiles."

(Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2011)

"Llama is sick with a sore throat, and children who have to take 'yucky' medicine will relate to how he feels ... The story has wonderful rhyming phrases and large, colorful illustrations full of priceless facial expressions and body language."

(School Library Journal, August 2011)

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Product Details

• Age Range: 3 - 5 years
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile; First Edition edition (August 23, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670012327
• ISBN-13: 978-0670012329
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.6 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Illness
  • #5 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Diseases
  • #12 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mammals

More About the Author

Anna Dewdney lives in a very old house in Vermont. She has two teenage daughters and two very muddy dogs. Anna has wanted to write and illustrate children's books from the time she was a little girl, and she likes nothing better than to sit in her studio and make funny faces as she sketches her characters and writes her stories. Anna has had many jobs (in addition to being a mom); she's been a middle-school teacher and school bus driver, a waitress, a mail carrier, and a day care teacher.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars As entertaining as Dr. Seuss to kids-OK, me too August 23, 2011

By Harold Wolf TOP 50 REVIEWER

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Llama Llama is home from school, sick, but it is delightful to read and hear.
Again I bought 3, one for each of our grandchild families. Those kids can't get enough of the Llama Llama stories. This is the latest following the highly grandchild-acclaimed `Llama Llama Holiday Drama.' What a wonderful book to read to a child when they really are home sick from school. It will perk them up, Mama too.

All Llama Llama books do NOT fail bringing smiles and squeals of delight from young children. They love the rhythmic words and cuddly drawings that have made this series such a collectable hit with teachers, parents, adults, as well as the kids. Get the Holiday Drama book as well as this new "Llama Llama Home with Mama" for Christmas gifts. That's exactly what Nana and Pa have done, and we will read this new version prior to gifting. Later we will get the chance to read it to our grandchildren, over, and over, and over, and over. In the end, Llama Llama always learns a lesson suited for all, from toddlers to elderly seniors.

The illustration art inside is the same great Llama quality as all of the Llama Llama books. Although I'm now retired, these books are always a HUGE hit in elementary school classrooms. A must-own set for teachers, so fun to read to the class. Kids beg, "Read it again, please. Read it again." That happens every time, with every Llama Llama book. What a wonderful, and affordable, gift to give your elementary child's teacher for the holiday. Beginning homeschooling readers will read Llama Llama books till they have them memorized.

The series:
Llama Llama Red Pajama
LL Mad at Mama
LL Misses Mama
LL Holiday Drama
& now Llama Llama Home with Mama

Also Amazon has postings for pre-purchase opportunity on younger children's board books with the same wonderful Anna Dewdney Llama Llama character. Check out Llama Llama Nighty-Night and Llama Llama Wakey-Wake; 14 page books for less than $6 that we'll have to pick up for our newest grandchild, Frank, to be born in just 2 weeks. He should be able to read them by January, after all, he is our grandson. :)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 4yr old & 2yr old love it August 26, 2011

By Ezinwanyi

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This is the latest installment of the Llama Llama series. Again, I am forced to read this book 3x in a row. This is my children's favorite series.

I love the interaction between Mama Llama and Llama Llama. My kids seem to relate well to the stories because Llama Llama reminds them of themselves. We have read it so often that my kids say the ending word (so they help me rhyme). This author has done a really good job of telling cute story that entertains kids. I especially like towards the end when Mama Llama catches Llama Llama's cold, and now Llama Llama is doing the stuff mama did for him.

Nice read for daytime or bedtime.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute, but not as good as previous books in the series September 3, 2011

By Heather Love

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

We purchased this on pre-order and were very excited for it to arrive.

I wasn't as pleased as I was with the first two Llama Llama books. The rhymes and rhythm in this latest installment seem trite rather than charming, and the illustrations seem rushed. Whereas "Llama Llama Red Pajama" and "Llama Llama Out with Mama" evoked sentimental feelings and misty eyes for this mother of two, I was just ready for this current installment to be over. Still, it's cute, and my children enjoyed it.

If you're new to Anna Dewdney, try "Llama Llama Red Pajama" or "Roly Poly Pangolin" first. In my opinion, these are her best books.