TITLE: Llama, Llama Holiday Drama
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Anna Dewdney
PUBLICATION INFO: Penguin’s Viking, 2010
ISBN: 978-0670011612
SOURCE: Personal library
INTENDED AUDIENCE: ages 3+
GENRE: picture book (fiction)
OPENING and SYNOPSIS:
“Llama Llama holidays.
Jingle music. Lights ablaze.”
All the watching and waiting for ONE DAY, sends little Llama into a tantrum. Will Mama help Llama remember what the holiday season is all about?
THEMES/TOPICS: Christmas, holidays, family
WHY I LIKE THIS BOOK: This is hands-down one of my favorite Christmas books. I tend to get overloaded during the holiday season with baking, parties, Christmas pageants and shopping. Occasionally I find myself in a Llama-like tantrum. This book always reminds me to slow down and give my loved ones a snuggle.
RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES:
- Why not bake some Christmas cookies with your little ones and share them with family and friends?
- Make some snowflakes and tape them on the window just like Llama Llama.
- Llama Llama makes a candle jar. Here are some great gifts you and your little ones can make out of jars.
- Anna Dewdney’s site has printables from the book.
- Take time out for a snuggle.
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Kirsten W. Larson 
Oooo, sounds adorable! I’ve seen this series but didn’t know there was a holiday version. Thanks for showcasing a book for our collections that’ll help kids and their grown ups remember what the season is all about.
I just love how Llama Llama is such a preschooler. And sometimes I feel like one too when I get overloaded.
Such a great choice before the holidays. Children get so worked up before the holidays and this could really help turn a tantrum into an important lesson.
What a great book for those panic moments, and last minute rushing. Wouldn’t mind it for myself…lol. Love your links. Thanks Kirsten.
I love the Llama, llama books! I haven’t seen this one before though! I like your idea of having a snuggle.
Snuggling is always a perfect book-related activity.
This was actually the first Llama Llama book we read and my daughter loved it (and I liked it a lot, too). It’s a fun one.
This was our first one too, and it’s still my favorite.
Sounds like I should read this with my kindergarten class. We could all benefit from it.
My kids really enjoy it. I think they see themselves in Llama Llama.
OOOO! A new (to me) Llama Llama book! 🙂
Well, Kirsten, you know I love ANYthing Llama Llama 🙂 Pretty sure my first PPBF post ever was Llama Llama Misses Mama – or maybe it was my 2nd, but it was early on there! Love this one too! Thanks so much for adding it to our list 🙂