New Releases by Anna Dewdney

Can you move like Llama Llama? Watch Llama hop, stretch, touch, and tap in this third board book by Anna Dewdney. Then you can do it, too!

On the playground, Llama goes fast! Llama zips by on his scooter and swishes down the slide—whoosh! These board books are more than great read-alouds—they’re great act-alongs, too! Younger audiences will love doing as Llama does in these supremely adorable, incredibly engaging new board books.

Start a brand-new day the Llama way with the first of two new boards books by Anna Dewdney. A good day starts with breakfast and brushing, kissing and hugging.

What’s the best part of bedtime? Stories with Mama! Before cuddling, Llama Llama must splish and splash in the tub, then put his red pajamas on. Dewdney’s catchy rhymes, effortless rhythm, and adorable artwork can now be enjoyed by even younger audiences. Toddlers will love this pair of perfect read-alouds.

It''s bedtime and Baby Llama starts to worry as soon as his Mama leaves the room. His whimpers turn to hollers and before long it''s an all-out llama drama!

Llama Llama, morning light. Feeling yucky, just not right. Down to breakfast. Tiny sneeze. Sniffle, snuffle. Tissues, please! Ah-choo! Uh-oh, Llama Llama''s nose is feeling tickly, his throat is feeling scratchy, and his head is feeling stuffy. Back to bed, no school today for Llama Llama! Instead, he''s home with Mama. By lunchtime, though, he''s beginning to feel a tiny bit better. But now someone else has the sneezes . . . Mama! And who will help her feel better? Why, Llama Llama, of course! Anna Dewdney''s fun-to-read rhymes are sure to help children and their parents get through those under-the-weather days.

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.

Llama Llama holidays. Jingle music. Lights ablaze. How long till that special date? Llama Llama has to wait. If there''s one thing Llama Llama doesn''t like, it''s waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cookies, decorating the tree . . . but how long is it until Christmas? Will it ever come? Finally, Llama Llama just can''t wait any more! It takes a cuddle from Mama Llama to remind him that "Gifts are nice, but there''s another: The true gift is, we have each other."

Roly Poly, a pangolin, is shy and afraid of new things until he discovers that some new experiences are not bad at all. Includes facts about pangolins, an endangered species.

Every little bunny''s good. They mostlydo the things they should. The author of Llama Llama Red Pajamabrings out the bunnies in this very young and oh-so-adorable presentation of little bunny behavior. In simple sentences and playful illustrations, Nobunny''s Perfectromps and rhymes through spitting carrots and slurping juice before revealing that sharing and caring makes for happier, healthier rabbits. This is an ideal introduction to behavior that young children will understand and enjoy. And, most importantly, it will make a bunny proud to be the best bunny he or she can be!

Yucky music, great big feet. Ladies smelling way too sweet. Look at knees and stand in line. Llama Llama starts to whine. Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can’t leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. Lots of aisles. Long lines. Mama is too busy to notice that Llama Llama is getting m-a-d! And before he knows it, he’s having a full-out tantrum! Mama quickly calms him down, but she also realizes that they need to make shopping more fun for both of them. Parents and children are sure to recognize themselves in this fun-to-read follow-up to the popular Llama Llama Red Pajama. Watch a Video

Family members try various ways to cheer up their grouchy bulldog.