Llama Llama Misses Mama

I absolutely loved Llama Llama Misses Mama written by Anna Dewdney. I am looking forward to sharing this wonderful book with my Kindergarten, first and second graders tomorrow. What a treat!

This story enfolds around a baby Llama's first day of pre-school. This story is told through rhyming and very colorful pictures. All of the characters in the story are animals. It very subtly tells us all of the things that children should do before going to school each day such as "Make the bed and find some clothes. Brush the teeth and blow the nose."

Llama's new friends try to introduce all kinds of games and activities but Llama cries missing mama so.

"It's too much for little Llama...
Llama Llama misses mama!"

"Don't be sad, new little Llama
It's OK to miss your mama.
But don't forget--
when day is through,
she will come right back to you."

We can all remember our first day of school when are mother's first dropped us off for school and how we felt... Some of us were just as sad as little Llama wondering why mama left us and when/if she would return.

We couldn't enjoy ourselves... wondering when mama would return.

Just like baby Llama...

"Take some paper
from the stack...
MAMA Llama! YOU CAME BACK!"

This is a story that we can all remember... if we are 5, 10, 15, 30, 40, 50,65, 80 or even 100. We remember when...

Here is the link to Mama Ilama Misses Mama on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Llama-Misses-Mama-Anna-Dewdney/dp/0670061980/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_2

I am sure that my students will love this story tomorrow.

Until the next time!

A CHILDREN'S BOOK A DAY, WILL KEEP THE SCARY MONSTER AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

- Ida