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Llama Llama Misses Mama Hardcover – Picture Book, March 19, 2009

by Anna Dewdney (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 4,341 ratings
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Strange new teacher.
Strange new toys.
Lots of kids and lots of noise!

What would Llama like to do?
Llama Llama feels so new . . .

It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! And Llama Llama’s mama makes sure he’s ready. They meet the teachers. See the other children. Look at all the books and games. But then it’s time for Mama to leave. And suddenly Llama Llama isn’t so excited anymore. Will Mama Llama come back?

Of course she will. But before she does, the other children show Llama Llama how much fun school can be!

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  1. Reading age
    2 - 4 years, from customers
  2. Part of series
    Llama Llama
  3. Print length
    40 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Lexile measure
    AD240L
  6. Dimensions
    10.38 x 0.39 x 10.56 inches
  7. Publisher
    Viking Books for Young Readers
  8. Publication date
    March 19, 2009
  9. ISBN-10
    0670061980
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0670061983
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Share these Mama Llama stories with your little llama! In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! 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. It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! But then it’s time for Mama to leave. And suddenly Llama Llama isn’t so excited anymore. Will Mama Llama come back? Llama Llama does NOT like shopping! But Mama can’t leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. And before he knows it, Llama's having a full-out tantrum! Can Mama make shopping fun for both of them? Llama Llama loves his mama in this new die-cut shaped board book with orginal art by Anna Dewdney. Perfect for little hearts and hands!

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About the Author

Anna Dewdney was 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 18th 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 passed away in 2016, but her spirit will live on in her books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; soft cover edition (March 19, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670061980
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670061983
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD240L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.38 x 0.39 x 10.56 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 4,341 ratings

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Anna Dewdney was an award-winning children's-book author, illustrator, teacher, mother, and enthusiastic proponent of literacy and reading aloud to children. She was the author of the bestselling Llama Llama Red Pajama series of picturebooks, among many others. She lived with her partner Reed Duncan in Vermont where she worked, gardened, and spent time with her daughters and dogs. Anna died in 2016.

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This book is so sweet. Perfect for reading to my son, when he was having a hard time leaving me at daycare.
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NW Household
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for starting school or day care or going back to school after break
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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This is such a great book about hard feelings surrounding going back to school and being away from home! We read this every year as my daughter always has a rough few weeks back, and its a great help.
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Southernbuyer2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Run to get this book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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Great series and this book is great for my son. I highly recommend you buy it for that special child!
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TZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for introducing a child to preschool
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
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The book is about Llama llama who goes to school for the first time, and he misses mama. He holds it together for a while then starts crying. He is reminded that his "mama will come right back to you." Later, the other students win him over and he makes friends and plays together and has so much fun he almost does not notice that his mother has returned. When he sees her rushes over with a "Mama llama, you came back!", acknowledging that she did what she and the teacher promised, she came back.

My two year old son just started preschool and a few weeks before the start of class I bought this book and read it to him. He doesn't talk that well yet, but he did memorize the phrases, "Miss mama", and "Mama come back to you!" When he started preschool, he cried a lot (it's his first time away from home) but when I came to pick him up he would repeat the line from the book, "Mama come back to you." I think the book really helped him prepare him for preschool (a fun place but you might feel sad that mama isn't there with you), and helped him process his fears and anxieties during the first few weeks of school. I highly recommend using this book to prepare a young child for school.

On top of that, the drawings are just adorable. The faces and expressions are right on, especially Llama llama's little pout. The rhymes are well done, the story cute, and the lesson it teaches is great.

Nowadays whenever my son hears a baby crying, he turns around and says, "Mama come back to you!" He thinks it is the way to soothe every baby's fears.
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maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Kid loves it and helped him identify
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
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Helped with identifying shyness and it’s oke.
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Beverly Jacobson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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My 5 year old grandson read this with ease! Great message (don't lie)
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Jenna Randall
5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful for clingy kiddos
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023
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This book has been a huge tool for me to help my son go to preschool. We make jokes that his teacher is a zebra! WHAT!!! or that he might have a sheep in his class today. It's very empathetic, non-shaming but also very encouraging to go and have fun. It's been a great book for us, we read it every time we leave for preschool and it seems to really help his emotions.
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melissa p.
5.0 out of 5 stars Helps with separation anxiety
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023
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We read this book every day, once or twice a day. It has really helped my son go from staying home to going to TK. He was crying everyday going into school. My son already knows this book by heart. It has really helped with separation anxiety. Would highly recommend. Plus we have other books in this series.
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Vincentvangogh98
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
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My granddaughter loves this series and started school but missed her mother. This helped her with her separation.
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JAP
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Kid's Book
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2023
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Bought this for my grand child who loves the original Llama Llama Red Pajamas book -- it's a cute book but not as good as the original -- although I am not two so what do I khow??
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clave para el ingreso a la escuela
Reviewed in Mexico on November 1, 2023
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Lo usamos a partir del tercer día de la primera semana de clases con mi hijo de 2 años. Le sirvió para ver reflejada su rutina, lo que estaba sintiendo y reafirmar el que siempre íbamos a ir a recogerlo. Fue una ayuda clave en su periodo de adaptación.
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L. L. S
5.0 out of 5 stars Preschool help
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 9, 2023
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My little boy started preschool and when he realised he was being left without me the next 4 sessions were horrendous! I found this book and it was an instant changer! He loves the rhyme and story and definitely related to the llama instantly. He started repeating mama always comes back and this is what he says now when he, happily, goes into school. A message that has stayed with him. One of the more expensive books I've ever bought him but definitely been worth it.
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Amazon Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars The only thing, which helped
Reviewed in Germany on October 28, 2022
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This book worked like a magic. My little one started nursery and she was crying every day at the drop off. When the book arrived, we read it like 6 times. She was so compassionate with little llama and next day she was crying only a bit at home and from second day on, she didn’t cry anymore. She understood that mama always comes back! We still read the book when returning to nursery after long time at home, and it helps immediately. I recommend it to all my friends.
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Diya
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I could give 10 stars!
Reviewed in India on July 17, 2019
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This book was an absolute godsend for our family. My 2-year-old was struggling with separation anxiety and not settling well in preschool. I found this book on a Google search and decided to try it. After reading it just once his attitude toward school dramatically improved. With regular reading over several weeks, he finally settled into his school and was happy to go each day. The most important concepts this book taught him:

1. It’s ok to feel sad and miss your Mama at school.
2. When you feel sad, the teacher and other children will stay with you and help you through it.
3. Mama ALWAYS comes back to get you.

I’d give it 10 stars if I could! Highly recommended!
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