Llama Llama Misses Mama (original 2009; edition 2009)

Little llama has to go to school and its his first day... But little llama, at first, misses her mama so she doesn't have much fun but as the day goes she starts to have fun and do all the activities with all the other kids. Finally, at the end mom comes home and llama is happy. He now knows that at the end of the day mama will always come back for him.

This llama book was very sweet as it shows how much one llama could miss his mama. This book also shows that it is okay to miss your parent but to not become depressed because of it. ( )

Summary: The book is about llama going off to school for the first time. At first he does not enjoy school; he is just missing his mama. He soon starts settling in with all the others and is having fun, but seeing his mom at the end of the school day, makes his day better. He is now excited to show mom his school, since he now knows mom will be there to get him when school is over.
Personal Reaction: I like this book, because it relates to a lot of little children who come to school for the first time, and also the first time away from home and parents. It gives children reassurance that school can be fun and it is ok to miss mama, and that she will be back when school is over for the day.
Classroom Extension Ideas: Use this book the first couple weeks of a child's first school year at home and at school. Let them be involved in conversation about the book and tell their feelings. Learn rhyming words. ( )

It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool. Although it's directed towards pre-preschoolers I believe that it could also be used as a book to read to students starting kindergarten too. Little llama goes through the emotions of being left at school for the first time. It's a great introduction to empathy and emotions. ( )

This is a great story about Llama Llama's first day of school and how much he misses his mama. As a teacher, this is a common problem for first time Kinder or Pre- K students. I will definitely be using this as a read aloud for the first week of class. ( )