But blow me down, I swear it's true - one llama said, "You want some stew?" Something strange is going on at the llama farm. The llamas seem to be talking! A talking herd of llamas, can that be? A humorous and charming picture book about a bunch of quirky llamas just trying to be heard. The perfect beginning reader story, designed to entertain and enchant children aged 2-7 years while supporting them to enjoy the pleasures of language through clever use of rhyme, rhythm and repetition. Great for children learning colours and adjectives, too! Featuring: 28 pages of lively, fun and colourful illustrations Written in engaging rhyme to support beginning readers Educational material at the back of the book Entertaining and funny Durable premium matte soft cover Perfect bound Why rhyme? Developing phonemic awareness early is an important part of learning to read. It teaches children how language works and helps them notice and work with sounds within sounds. Children can begin to predict text which supports children seeing themselves as readers early. Rhyme helps children experience the rhythm of language and can support reading with expression down the track. Rhyme is an important factor for learning to write. Rhyme assists a child to understand language and spelling patterns, and common sound elements. For example, word families. It helps children develop their oral language skills and studies have shown it can even help children improve their recall and memorisation skills! Rhyme is so much fun! About the author Lisa Kalma lives with her husband, son and ancient cat in Canberra, Australia. A primary school teacher with a love of Dr Seuss and Roald Dahl, Lisa loves nothing better than writing stories for children of all ages that make them snort-laugh into their juice. For more information about Lisa and her books visit www.lisakalma.com.