Llama Llama Mad at Mama

Llama Llama Mad at Mama
By Anna Dewdney
Viking, 2007. Unpaged. Picture book.

Llama Llama's playtime is suddenly interrupted by Mama who needs to go shopping, and must take Llama Llama with her. The long shopping lines, store discounts, trying on itchy clothes, and other llama mother's who "smell way too sweet" are endured just so long....then the famous "llama drama" is manifested in a full blown temper tantrum. Llama llama does not want to shop. He wants to go home now! Mama (who is much more patient than I ever was) calmly puts all the thrown groceries back on the shelves and explains sweetly to her llama offspring that "I think shopping's boring, too---but at least I'm here with YOU." From then on it's teamwork and togetherness. The resolve at the end? "Llama llama loves his mama!"

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