San Antonio College Library

Because Harley the llama does not get along with other llamas, he becomes a guard llama, protecting sheep from hungry coyotes and befriending a cantankerous ram.

In this bilingual version of the classic rhyme, set in Peru, Maria takes her llama to school one day. Everyones know about Mary and her little lamb. But do you know Maria? She takes her lama to school one day. With gorgeous, Peruvian-inspired illustrations and English and Spanish retellings, Angela Dominguez gives another twist to the classic rhyme.--From publisher description.

A young llama follows the same bedtime routine every night.

As Llama Llama helps his mama clean, he counts the the items he puts away.

"Summer days are getting shorter and it's almost time for the first day of school for Llama! But Llama Llama isn't ready for summertime to end. It's been full of backyard camping, family picnics, and ice cream with friends. All he wants is for summer to go on forever! He's anxious about his first day back at school but maybe, with some help from his friends and Mama Llama, going back to school will be fun after all."--

"Known for their woolly charm, sure-footed strength, and a propensity to spit at you if you bother them too much, llamas have had a rich and diverse history. Since their domestication high in the Andes, they have been farmed, smuggled, sacrificed, and sometimes kept around just to be petted. They have functioned at different times as luxury commodities, literary muses, and national symbols, and they have served by turns as beasts of burden, circus...