Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Anna Dewdney

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 6, 2013

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Who it’s for
A gentle, reassuring story makes room for teasing, hurt feelings, and finding a way forward.
Themes
Bullying, Friendship, School
Genres
Bullying, Friendship, School Stories

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About this book

Llama Llama likes to sing. Gilroy laughs at everything. Llama sings out just the same. Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say: calling names is not OK. Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him—walk away and tell someone. It works! But then Llama Llama feels badly.

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Can he and Gilroy try to be friends again? Taking on a difficult but important part of children's lives, Anna Dewdney gives readers a way to experience and discuss bullying in a safe and comforting way.

When Teasing Hurts

A gentle, reassuring story makes room for teasing, hurt feelings, and finding a way forward.

Come here for

  • A child-friendly way into conversations about bullying.
  • The knotty feelings around walking away and making up.

Expect

  • Rhyming lines about teasing, boundaries, and friendship.
  • A reassuring school-centered story.

Where it sits

Bullying88%
Friendship48%
School Stories42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Animal Stories
  • School Stories
  • Bullying
Authors
Anna Dewdney
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 6, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Bullying · Friendship · School
Reading lane
Animal Stories