Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
This latest in the Llama Llama series keeps the rhyming and charm of the earlier books and adds a Christmas theme. Llama Llama loves Christmas, so he finds it hard to wait until the special day arrives. There is a lot to do to prepare for the holiday with shopping, baking cookies, decorating the Christmas tree. It all gets to be a bit too much for this little llama to bear. So Mama Llama takes some time away from the holiday rush to spend a bit cuddling with Llama Llama, making it a special night in a different way. A celebration of the holidays with just the right balance of what is actually important about them.
Dewdney has a great ear for rhymes. They dance across the page and add to the celebratory feel of the book. She also has a nice touch with her illustrations, creating moods with bright colors. Her images are simple enough to project to a group easily but also detailed enough to make lap reading special.
Get this one for any toddlers on your Christmas list. It has the potential to become an annual read. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
Reviewed from copy received from Viking.
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