International Year of Camelids: Alpacas and Llamas

The alpaca is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can successfully crossbreed. Wikipedia

Alpaca Day is on 10th September, but I am putting together a display of books for the International Year of the camelid and here is a list of what will be on display in the library.

Llama Day is in December. There are more books about llamas, than alpacas. Start with a book that compares the two, such as

• Llama or Alpaca? by Jamie Rice

• A Llama is not an Alpaca by Karen Jameson and Lorna Scobie

• Macca the Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove is book 1 in a very successful series of books that the students love. Now there's

• Alpacas with Maracas

• Macca's Makeover

• Macca the Backpacker    

• Macca's Christmas Crackers

• A Stack of Alpacas

•  Alpaca Picnic Panic

•  Macca and Al, Super Pals

• Dharma the Llama

• Llamas in Pyjamas

• Dharma the Christmas Llama

Other picture books:

• This Book has Alpacas and Bears by Emma Perry and Rikin Parekh

• The Alpactory Ready Pack Go  by Ruth Chan

• Alpaca's Maracas by Lesley Sims and David Semple

• Llamas in Pyjamas by Lesley Sims and David Semple

• The Llama Drama  by Rachel Morrisoe

• Llama Drama  by Yvonne Morrison and Neroli Williams

• The Big Freeze  by Pippa Curnick

• Lana Llama  by Lori Doody

• Maria Had a Little Llama  by Angela Dominguez

• Crafty Llama  by Mike Kerr and Renata Liwska

• No Probllama!  by Rosie Greening and Kali Stileman

• Funderpants  by Rosie Greening and James Dillon

There is a series of Llama Llama books by Anna Dewdney which began with Llama Llama Red Pajama

There is a new series about Agent Llama by Angela Woolfe and Duncan Beedie

• Llama Destroys the World  by Jonathan Stutzman is book one in a three book series.

And if you can find this Peruvian legend  The Llama's Secret by Argentina Pelacious, this is  a rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea.

Short chapter books:

• Harley by Star Livingstone and Molly Bang

• The Little Llama (Zoe's Rescue Zoo) by Amelia Cobb

• Llama Drama It's Showtime! (Awesome Animals) by Rose Impey

• A Llama Called Lightning  by Helen Peters

• The Nerd Herd  by Nathan Luff and Chris Kennett is a four book series where one of the main characters is a llama called Shaarma.

Non-fiction:

• Alpacas  by Michelle Hasselius

• Llamas  by Valerie Bodden

• Llamas  by Maya Myers

• Llamas  by Laura Butler

• Llamas by Katie Woolley

• How Many Llamas Does a Car Weigh? by Clara Cella