He gets to help with feedings, diaper changes, playtime, bathtime, and naptime. Rhyming text describes the arrival of a new baby and all of the big brother’s rewarding new duties. While the rhyming text comes across as rather forced or twee in places, bright, cheery illustrations match the positive, easy tone of the story with its easily resolved conflict.Ī solid addition to the popular series for toddlers and preschoolers.Ī little boy exults in his new role as big brother. All’s well that ends well, and after playing happily with other toys, they do end up sharing Fuzzy Llama, and the visit ends with them as fast friends looking forward to their next play date. Both mothers prompt their young ones to apologize to one another, and Fuzzy Llama is left on the step until they are ready to share. Luckily, Mama Llama is not only a good hostess, she’s also handy with a needle and thread. A tug of war ensues, and the doll ends up with a ripped-off appendage. All goes well enough until she starts playing with his prized Fuzzy Llama doll-without his permission. Seeming rather leery about his mother’s admonition, “…don’t forget to share,” Llama Llama leads his playmate over to his toys. When the brand-new (gnu) neighbors come to visit, Llama Llama’s mother prompts him to befriend Nelly Gnu while she serves up tea for Mrs. Dewdney’s newest Llama Llama picture book delivers a lesson in social skills to its camelid protagonist and its young readers, too.

Llama llama time to share book