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  • Published: 23 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781984835581
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 36
  • RRP: $35.00

Llama Llama Holiday Drama




The holidays promise drama for this Llama Llama and his Mama Llama--now available in a lap board book format!

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Join Llama Llama as he prepares to celebrate the holiday season in this large-trim board book that reminds readers about the true importance of gift-giving.

Gifts are nice,
But there’s another—
The true gift is
We have each other.

The holidays are getting close, but 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 much longer until the special day arrives? Will it ever come? Finally, Llama Llama just can't wait anymore—he wants his presents now! It takes a cuddle from Mama Llama to remind him that the true meaning of the holiday season is not the gifts, but celebrating with those you love the most.

Complete with simple rhyming text, charming illustrations, and durable pages for curious hands and minds, this heartwarming board book is the ideal way to introduce children to what the holidays are really about.

  • Published: 23 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781984835581
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 36
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Anna Dewdney

Anna Dewdney passed away in September 2016, at the age of fifty, from cancer. A teacher, mother, and enthusiastic proponent of reading aloud to children, she continually honed her skills as an artist and writer and published her first Llama Llama book in 2005. Her passion for creating extended to home and garden, and she lovingly restored an eighteenth century farmhouse in southern Vermont. She wrote, painted, gardened, and lived there with her partner, Reed, her two daughters, two wirehaired pointing griffons, and one bulldog. Anna was a warm-hearted, wonderful, wise soul who will be forever missed, but whose spirit lives on in her books.

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Praise for Llama Llama Holiday Drama

GREAT REVIEWS for Llama Llama:

"With a carefully crafted rhyming text and comforting painted images that match genuinely the emotion of a toddler's first night away from home, this book is a charming success."--School Library Journal on Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa

"A real charmer that will leave preschoolers giggling and parents appreciating the familiar scenario." --Booklist on Llama Llama Red Pajama

"Dewdney's tale is bound to become a comical classic." --Kirkus Reviews on Llama Llama Red Pajama

"An involving read-aloud, one that will leave kids and parents hoping Llama has many more adventures ahead." --PW on Llama Llama Mad at Mama

"The expressive animal faces and attention to detail make it a charming addition." --PW on Llama Llama Misses Mama

"A worthy addition to the Llama collection, just right for readers' own sick days."--Kirkus Reviews on Llama Llama Home with Mama

* "Once again, Dewdney conveys a highly relatable source of llama drama with warmth and authentically childlike characters." --PW, starred review of Llama Llama Time to Share

GREAT REVIEWS for Llama Llama:

"With a carefully crafted rhyming text and comforting painted images that match genuinely the emotion of a toddler's first night away from home, this book is a charming success."--School Library Journal on Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa

"A real charmer that will leave preschoolers giggling and parents appreciating the familiar scenario." --Booklist on Llama Llama Red Pajama

"Dewdney's tale is bound to become a comical classic." --Kirkus Reviews on Llama Llama Red Pajama

"An involving read-aloud, one that will leave kids and parents hoping Llama has many more adventures ahead." --PW on Llama Llama Mad at Mama

"The expressive animal faces and attention to detail make it a charming addition." --PW on Llama Llama Misses Mama

"A worthy addition to the Llama collection, just right for readers' own sick days."--Kirkus Reviews on Llama Llama Home with Mama

* "Once again, Dewdney conveys a highly relatable source of llama drama with warmth and authentically childlike characters." --PW, starred review of Llama Llama Time to Share

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