Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama Mad at Mama

Hardcover – Picture Book, September 6, 2007

Anna Dewdney

Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · September 6, 2007

Yucky music, great big feet.

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Who it’s for
A tedious errand becomes a funny, rhyming story about frustration and patience.
Themes
Family shopping trips, Managing a child's frustration, Making errands fun together
Genres
Big Feelings, Parent-Child Stories, Animal Stories

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Yucky music, great big feet. Ladies smelling way too sweet. Look at knees and stand in line. Llama Llama starts to whine. Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can’t leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. Lots of aisles. Long lines. Mama is too busy to notice that Llama Llama is getting m-a-d! And before he knows it, he’s having a full-out tantrum!

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Mama quickly calms him down, but she also realizes that they need to make shopping more fun for both of them. Parents and children are sure to recognize themselves in this fun-to-read follow-up to the popular Llama Llama Red Pajama. Watch a Video

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A tedious errand becomes a funny, rhyming story about frustration and patience.

Come here for

  • The familiar misery of long lines and too many aisles
  • A comic take on a child's shopping-day frustration

Expect

  • Rhyming verses and a mounting tantrum
  • Mama calming Llama and rethinking the outing

Where it sits

Big Feelings58%
Animal Stories33%
Parent-Child Stories31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Baby Animals
  • Funny Stories
  • Big Feelings
Authors
Anna Dewdney
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
September 6, 2007
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Family shopping trips · Managing a child's frustration · Making errands fun together
Reading lane
Baby Animals