Is Your Mama a Llama?

Is Your Mama a Llama? By Deborah Guarino and illustrated by Steven Kellogg, 1989

Brief annotation:

A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals.

Themes include animals, rhyming, parent/child relationships

As with any predictable books, this book help bolster confidence for young and/or struggling readers as they are able to guess what is about to be said. The use of repetition, rhyming and pictures help students know what the words will be so they can become successful and confident readers.

One Gorilla: A Counting Book

One Gorilla: A Counting Book by Atsuko Morozumi, 1990

Brief annotation

One very playful gorilla keeps popping up in gardens, forests, jungles, and even people's houses as he takes the reader on a wild counting adventure. He hides--as much as a gorilla can!--along with all the other creatures as they dart, leap, and peer from the most surprising places, waiting to be counted. A chart at the end of the book provides a key to all the animals and their corresponding numbers. Soft, precise illustrations characterize this colorful counting book.

Themes include counting, nature and repetition.

This is a fun and colorful book to get young children involved in counting as well as identifying the animals that appear on the page.