Wanna see A Llama?

Two children are out and about in a city, looking for llamas. The little girl professes to be a llama expert, but every time she points one out to the little boy, it turns out to be a different animal: a camel, a pangolin, and even a giraffe! Every time the little boy reminds her of one of the characteristics of a llama – four legs, a tail, a furry coat – the self-professed llama expert finds a new animal… that isn’t quite right. Meanwhile, a llama parade is happening in the background: will the children notice the llamas that are right under their noses? 

This fun, bright and informative picture book straddles the balance between fiction and nonfiction – on one hand, telling the fun story of two children trying to find a llama in a city, and, on the other, giving us some facts about what llamas are, and what they’re not. At the end of the book, there’s also a lovely factual double page containing a brief description and picture of the comparison animals in the book: a snake-necked turtle, giraffe, hyena, camel, alpaca and pangolin. 

This is a lovely, fun book which will teach young readers a little something about llamas and some other animals, which also encourages lots of interaction as children spot the llamas in the background of the illustrations. 

Mae dau blentyn allan yn chwilio am lamas mewn dinas. Bob tro maen nhw’n credu eu bod nhw wedi dod o hyd i un, nid lama mohono ond anifail gwahanol: camel, pangolin – hyd yn oed jiraff!

Yn y cyfamser, yn y cefndir, mae llond parêd o lamas yn mynd heibio heb i’r plant hyd yn oed sylweddoli.

Mae’r llyfr hwn, sy’n pontio’r bwlch rhwng adloniant a gwybodaeth, yn cynnig cyfleoedd gwych i ryngweithio wrth i ddarllenwyr dynnu sylw at gampau doniol y lamas sydd wedi’u darlunio a dysgu am nodweddion anifeiliaid diddorol, prin ar yr un pryd.