BOOK REVIEW: HAPPY ALPACA DAY!

For today’s holiday I have TWO book reviews for you, both about Alpacas. First a fiction picture book:

TITLE: ALPACAS MAKE TERRIBLE LIBRARIANS!!

AUTHOR: Kristi Mahoney

ILLUSTRATOR: Chantelle & Burgen Thorne

PUBLISHER: Gnome Road

OPENING LINES:

​If you’re looking for a book, and the librarian happens to be an alpaca – BEWARE!
Alpacas are friendly. They’re good with children. But…
alpacas make TERRIBLE librarians!

What a fun read! This picture book answers the question of what might happen if your librarian turns out to be an alpaca. Bright and cheerful illustrations, amusing antics, and a ridiculous premise will have young readers turning the pages to find out what will happen next!
 
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And now a nonfiction picture book:

​​TITLE: ALPACAS HERE, ALPACAS THERE
AUTHOR: Carrie Tillotson
ILLUSTRATOR: Elisa Chavarri
PUBLISHER: Beach Lane Books, 2025
OPENING LINES:
Beneath a brilliant
starry sky,
Where mountains soar
and condors fly,
Some early people
took great care
Of creatures with
warm fleece to share.

This cheerfully illustrated, rhythmic book is a great primer about alpacas. Carrie Tillotson’s rhyming text accompanied by Elisa Chavarri’s bright, colorful illustrations tells a parallel story of how alpacas are raised “here” in North America and “there” in South America (or vice versa, depending on your perspective). Readers will enjoy the playful language and expressive art while learning a lot through sidebar comments and back matter that provide supplemental facts, glossary, and author and illustrator notes. This was a fun read!
 
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