Customer Reviews

Llama Llama Misses Mama

5 star:		(83)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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...

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!!

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.

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

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."

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.

My daughter loves the Llama Llama books and this one has to be the best!!! She loves it and so do I. Great book for lil ones.

This is a cute and touching story that both my 3 year old daughter (who generally only likes princess stories) and my 5 year old son thoroughly enjoy. There are other great books out there on the topic of separation anxiety (The Kissing Hand and Don't Go are a couple of our favorites), but this seems to cover a broader spectrum of feelings, while still remaining fun and light-hearted. The perfect rhyme and rhythm of the story is sure to leave little ones demanding to "Read it AGAIN!"

My sons (3&5) love the whole Lama, Lama series. The sory is adorable and to too get a kick in reading it to them.

My pre-schooler loves this book. We actually own all of the Llama Llama books, but this is the one she always brings to us to read. She'll dig through a whole stack of books to find this one time and again.