The Illustrations are wonderful. They do a lot of the heavy lifting with clearly showing the varying emotions of baby llama and mama llama. A quality of a quality picture book, to me, is when the author uses less words and lets the illustrations do more of the talking. This book does just that.
Kids and adults can relate to the story incredibly well. Parents can relate to their child yelling for them after they have been tucked in. You know, there’s only 1000 things to get done after your child/children go to bed, so having to go back and re-tuck in your kids is not the most ideal scenario. The struggle is real.
Kids will relate to baby llama and wanting to see their parents again before going to sleep. Their struggle is real, too.
I really liked how the background color in baby llama’s room didn’t get intensified as baby llama began to become more distressed (or let’s be honest, lose his mind). The palette of the background remained cool and calm, subtly showing that baby llama really didn’t need to freak out about anything.
My only complaint is the book is a little long since it’s written for younger kids. Admittedly, this isn’t a huge deal, but I think it’s worth mentioning. The attention of young kids may start to wander before you reach the end of the book. But hey, maybe your kids are able to focus better than mine. If that’s the case, cheers to you!