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Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat

Contributors:

By (Author) Anna Dewdney

ISBN:

9780670013951

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

Viking Press Inc

Publication Date:

29th January 2014

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and pe
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

40

Dimensions:

Width 265mm, Height 268mm, Spine 10mm

Weight:

522g

Description

Llama Llama loves school. Llama Llama loves to play with his friends. But Gilroy Goat doesn't seem to like anyone, and what's worse, he's mean to Llama Llama! Llama Llama likes to sing. Gilroy laughs at everything. Llama sings out just the same. Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say- calling names is not OK. Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him-walk away and tell someone. It works! But then Llama Llama feels badly. Can he and Gilroy try to be friends again Taking on a difficult but important part of children's lives, Anna Dewdney gives readers a way to experience and discuss bullying in a safe and comforting way.

Reviews

Praise for LLAMA LLAMA AND THE BULLY GOAT by Anna Dewdney:

"Dewdneys lovable Llama Llama offers children one strategy to combat bullying, all couched in her trademark rhyming verse and presented through situations that are sure to resonate with those new-to-school." Kirkus

[Dewdney] writes touchingly about the emotions of young children [offering] a model for empathy, courage and forgiveness.New York Times Book Review

"A great discussion starter."School Library Journal

Author Bio

Anna Dewdney was a teacher, mother, and enthusiastic proponent of reading aloud to children. She continually honed her skills as an artist and writer and published her first Llama Llama book in 2005. Her passion for creating extended to home and garden and she lovingly restored an 18th century farmhouse in southern Vermont. She wrote, painted, gardened, and lived there with her partner, Reed, her two daughters, two wirehaired pointing griffons, and one bulldog.Anna passed away in 2016, but her spirit will live on in her books.

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