Llama Llama Mad at Mama

Bibliography: Dewdney A. (2007). Llama Llama Mad at Mama. New York, NY: Penguin Group Publishing.

Brief Annotation: Llama does not want to put his toys down and go to the store with his mama, he would rather play all day. So he gets crabby when mama takes him to the store. He finally changes his attitude and helps out his mama which makes the shopping trip that much easier!

Genre: Animal Fiction, Picturebook

Grade Level: pre-K-1st grade

Readers who will like this: Children who have a hard time stopping what they are doing to do something else. Children who enjoy helping their moms and dads with tasks.

Response/Rating: I would give this book a 4 because I highly enjoy the rhyming that occurs in this book and I love the lesson that it teaches to young children which is that sometimes you have to stop what you are doing, but that doesn't mean the next activity can't be just as fun.

Question to ask before a read aloud: Have you ever had to go to the store with your mom or dad when you didn't want to? What did you do to make the experience more enjoyable?