Llama Llama Misses Mama [Hardcover]

Anna Dewdney (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Llama Llama

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

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile (March 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670061980
• ISBN-13: 978-0670061983
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Family Life > New Experiences
  • #18 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > School
  • #31 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.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Amanda C (Chesapeake, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Llama Llama Misses Mama (Hardcover)

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...

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

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

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nctmac "Nancy" (TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Llama Llama Misses Mama (Hardcover)

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!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Paul Eastlund (Westchester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Llama Llama Misses Mama (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.