Synopses & Reviews
When it's time for good night, don't just close your eyes! Mama and Cooper have a sweet surprise. With new songs to sing (you may know the tunes . . . ), Bedtime is special for these kangaroos. and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Cooper just can't fall asleep! But Mama has an idea.and#160;Setting new stories to familiar tunes, Mama shares six new lullabies with herand#160;not-so-sleepy son.and#160;Which Kanga will be the first one to dreamland? and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; This merry storyand#8212;withand#160;originaland#160;lullabiesand#8212;wasand#160;created by the talentedand#160;author ofand#160;If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff.and#160;The sonorousand#160;text is paired with art by illustrator Lynn Munsinger--known for herand#160;kid-friendly characters like Tacky the Penguin and Wodney Wat. Pair this with Lots of Lambs for another Numeroff/Munsinger treat!
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"A solid addition to the popular series for toddlers and preschoolers." Kirkus Reviews
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"This picture book will be a pleasure to share with friends, old and gnu." School Library Journal
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"Once again, Dewdney conveys a highly relatable source of llama drama with warmth and authentically childlike characters."
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"Dewdney's artwork is the ideal foil to her rhyming verses--her characters' bleary, sick expressions alone are sure to elicit giggles and knowing smiles."
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"Llama is sick with a sore throat, and children who have to take 'yucky' medicine will relate to how he feels ... The story has wonderful rhyming phrases and large, colorful illustrations full of priceless facial expressions and body language."
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Praise for Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney: "Once again, Dewdney conveys a highly relatable source of llama drama with warmth and authentically childlike characters." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A solid addition to the popular series for toddlers and preschoolers." —Kirkus
"This picture book will be a pleasure to share with friends, old and gnu." —School Library Journal
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"As lullabies go, the familiar tunes with the new lyrics may just keep sleepyheads entertained for a few go-rounds, and sleep can wait."
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"Numeroff strikes just the right balance of silly and sweet as she injects fresh thinking into six musical chestnuts . . . As always, Munsinger's anthropomorphized animals are quietly marvelous, exuding tenderness, sly comedy, and astute observation."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly
"This offering by a well-known duo is sure to become a well-known, well-sung favorite."
and#8212;Booklist
"A witty conclusion will leave both adults and children smiling."
and#8212;School Library Journal
Synopsis
Llama has a sharing drama!
Build a tower. Make a moat.
Nelly's dolly sails a boat.
What can Llama Llama add?
Maybe sharing's not so bad.
Llama Llama has new neighbors! Nelly Gnu and her mama stop by for a play date, but Llama's not so sure it's time to share all his toys. Maybe just his blocks? It could be fun to make a castle with Nelly . . . But wait--Nelly has Llama's little Fuzzy Llama! The fun turns to tears when Fuzzy Llama is ripped in two, "all because of Nelly Gnu!" Mama comes to the rescue and fixes Fuzzy, but she makes it clear: "I'll put Fuzzy on the stairs, until you're sure that you can share."
Fun to read aloud and helpful to children and parents alike, Llama Llama Time to Share is for any child who needs a little encouragement in sharing.
Synopsis
Llama Llama holidays.
Jingle music. Lights ablaze.
How long till that special date?
Llama Llama has to wait.
If there's one thing Llama Llama doesn't like, it's waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cookies, decorating the tree . . . but how long is it until Christmas? Will it ever come? Finally, Llama Llama just can't wait any more! It takes a cuddle from Mama Llama to remind him that "Gifts are nice, but there's another: The true gift is, we have each other."
Synopsis
Llama Llama, morning light.Feeling yucky, just not right.
Down to breakfast.
Tiny sneeze.
Sniffle, snuffle.
Tissues, please!
Ah-choo! Uh-oh, Llama Llama's nose is feeling tickly, his throat is feeling scratchy, and his head is feeling stuffy. Back to bed, no school today for Llama Llama! Instead, he's home with Mama. By lunchtime, though, he's beginning to feel a tiny bit better. But now someone else has the sneezes . . . Mama! And who will help her feel better? Why, Llama Llama, of course! Anna Dewdney's fun-to-read rhymes are sure to help children and their parents get through those under-the-weather days.
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In this sweet bedtime book for younger readers, Cooper and Mama take a special journey to dreamland through nursery rhymes and song.
Synopsis
Llama has a sharing drama!
Build a tower. Make a moat.
Nelly's dolly sails a boat.
What can Llama Llama add?
Maybe sharing's not so bad.
Llama Llama has new neighbors! Nelly Gnu and her mama stop by for a play date, but Llama's not so sure it's time to share all his toys. Maybe just his blocks? It could be fun to make a castle with Nelly . . . But wait--Nelly has Llama's little Fuzzy Llama! The fun turns to tears when Fuzzy Llama is ripped in two, "all because of Nelly Gnu!" Mama comes to the rescue and fixes Fuzzy, but she makes it clear: "I'll put Fuzzy on the stairs, until you're sure that you can share."
Fun to read aloud and helpful to children and parents alike, Llama Llama Time to Share is for any child who needs a little encouragement in sharing.
About the Author
Anna Dewdney is the author-illustrator of Llama Llama Red Pajama and the New York Times bestsellers Llama Llama Misses Mama and Llama Llama Mad at Mama. She lives in a very old house in southern Vermont and is the mama of two away-at-school daughters and two stay-at-home dogs.