Lloyd Llama

K-Gr 2—Lloyd Llama loves the color yellow, roller coasters, and lollipops. Al Alpaca adores azure blue, art, and apples. At first the pair seem extremely different. Could these two ever have anything in common? Lloyd and Al discover that they both like allspice cake, their allowances, and alligator shoes. They also realize that they both have allergies. This story provides useful teaching opportunities about friendship and accepting the differences of others. Alliteration is the other major aspect of the book. While most of the repetition of letters is whimsical and entertaining, the spelling rules seem a bit advanced for the audience that would be attracted to the artwork. The guache and colored pencil illustrations are drawn simply. Lloyd is a pink llama, and Al is a blue alpaca, and the images work best when the background is muted to direct readers' focus to the main characters. The font size is good for beginning readers, and all of the double L's appear in pink, while the A's are in blue.