Llama Llama Misses Mama [Hardcover]

Anna Dewdney (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 19, 2009 | Age Range: 3 - 5 years | Series: Llama Llama | Lexile Measure: 240L (What's this?)

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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About the Author

Anna Dewdney is the author/illustrator of Llama Llama Red Pajama and New York Times Bestseller and Book Sense Honor Book Llama Llama Mad at Mama. She lives in a very old house in southern Vermont, and is the mama of two away-at-school daughters and two stay-at-home dogs.

Product Details

• Age Range: 3 - 5 years
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile (March 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670061980
• ISBN-13: 978-0670061983
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mammals
  • #24 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Family Life > New Experiences
  • #52 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Emotions & Feelings

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

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but.... September 19, 2009

By Amanda C

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Personally I loved this book, but my son who was and still is upset about starting preschool got sad when hearing this story. He is very close to me and doesn't like me leaving him anywhere so even though it has a happy ending he is still thinking about the little llama missing his mama, he can't get that part out of his head. When he gets to school in the mornings he tells me he is "sad like llama" and that he is "going to miss me today". So for little ones that are a little nervous but really excited about school I would say definitely buy this but if you child is like mine and not at all excited about school I would say maybe not...

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for toddlers starting school!! March 19, 2009

By nctmac

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

The Llama Llama books are all excellent,so, of course, this is too! This book focuses on llama going to school for the first time, and missing mama llama . Once you start reading this book, you'll be amazed how accurately the author portrays llama llama's feelings as young one in unfamiliar surroundings. Llama llama is sad and isolates himself until after lunch when he begins enjoying the new experience. Of course, mama is there at the end of the day, and llama llama has a new outlook as he hugs mama llama. I highly recommend this book for anyone that has a little one anxious about beginning school!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars My young toddler loves it! July 15, 2009

By Paul Eastlund

Format:Hardcover

My two-year-old adores the llama llama books, and this has to be her favorite. The pictures are cute, the message is helpful (she's learning to stay at Sunday school without Mommy and Daddy), the whole thing is sweet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book July 11, 2009

By Mitzi B. Austin

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

My 3 year old grandaughter loves this book. She likes all the Llama Llama books. And I love to read them to her.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like CAT IN THE HAT, then you'll like LLAMA LLAMA too. June 24, 2009

By Harold Wolf TOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:Hardcover

Anna Dewdney has done Llama Llama well again. This excellent young childrens' book is exactly the right length for their attention span. The rhyming is the type that needs to be read aloud for the best possible enjoyment. It's a fantastic opportunity for grandparents & teachers. This is about as kid-friendly as anything produced since "Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.

Very colorful, full-page, paint-on-canvas type illustrations with fast reading and page turning. The rhyming story has a message: Both school and mama can be fun for a new student. Nursery school through first grade is likely the perfect age. There are exceptions, like myself, past 60, and still delighted with all of Dewdney's books.

Of course those kids you read to will enjoy "Llama Llama Misses Mama" so much you just might want to have handy the first 2 books, "Llama Llama Red Pajama" and "Llama Llama Mad at Mama". All super read-aloud books. And read my review of "Nobunny's Perfect."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, really helped my sons at childcare. November 29, 2012

By Mom of 2 Boys

Format:Hardcover

My boys go to childcare while I attend church. For both, at about 2 and a half years old, after I read this book to them, something clicked and they no longer cried when I left them at childcare. I am amazed how Anna Dewdney is able to connect with preschoolers, on their level, through these books. She has an amazing gift.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book! May 25, 2012

By elle75

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is our 2nd book of the Llama series. My 3 1/2 year old son loves it! He is also starting to read some of the words in this book. We also give names to the other animals in the book like his classmates in preschool, it make it more interesting & fun!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprised that daughter who is a daycare pro loved this book January 5, 2011

By Pie Fuchs

Format:Hardcover

Based reviews I purchased the other two Llama Llama book - Mad at Momma and Red Pajama for my 2 year old. I actually did not purchase this book as I thought since it was a 1st day of school book and my daughter has been going to daycare since she was 4 months old. The other two books quickly became some of her favorites - we bought the little Llama doll and start going "too much drama" etc. My daughter was shopping with my husband and he bought her this book as it was in the series. To my surprise this quickly became the favorite of the lot, it has been very useful to us with making the daily transitions easier for her - even though she is not being introduced to the idea of school. There is however one thing I do not like about this book - though I will stand by the 5 stars - I appreciate in the other two books that no gender is specified for Llama - in this book a pronoun he is used - I think it would have been better to keep "him" gender neutral.