Thursday, April 18, 2024

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 on 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






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