Llamas - Revised
Llamas are a fun animal to learn about, best known to preschoolers in Anna Dewdney’s series that began with Llama Llama Red Pajama. For a preschool craft, make rocking llamas using paper plates: Rocking Paper Plate Llama Craft - Kids Craft Room.
Berkes, Marianne. Over on a Mountain: A High-Altitude Animal Counting Book. A counting book about mountain animals and their babies, featuring llamas.
Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Red Pajama. The first of fifteen rhyming books starring a young llama, who deals with common behaviors.
Doody, Lori. Lana Llama. Lana is a llama who lives with sheep, but she learns that her differences can be assets.
Green, Simon James. Llama Glamarama. Larry the Llama loves to dance but doesn’t fit in on the farm until he realizes his worth.
Guarino, Deborah. Is Your Mama a Llama? In this rhyming story, the audience can guess what type of animal is being shown.
Kerr, Mike. Crafty Llama. Llama knits and inspires other animals to make things.
Stutzman, Jonathan. Llama Destroys the World. In this wacky story, a llama overeats and creates a whole in the universe.
To see our earlier Llamas storytime plan, go to: Llama Storytime Ideas (2012) (bayviews.org), Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool