Llama Out Loud! (Llama Out Loud)

Sidesplitting middle grade comedy, with serious heart (and one very funny llama). Illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, the official illustrator for World Book Day 2022.

‘A laugh-out-loud funny and a wonderful story about finding your voice. I loved it!’ David Walliams

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Winner of a Made for Mums Gold Award

Yasmin Shah is a ten-year-old girl who is part of a big, noisy family and doesn’t ever speak. Levi is a rude, sassy toy llama, who talks A LOT and has come to wreak havoc in Yasmin’s life.

Yasmin tries everything she can to escape Levi, but she can’t help being dragged along on his crazy antics – and every day brings a new surprise, whether that’s an erupting bin, a flying tuna fish, or a hat made from knickers. Life is never boring with Levi around – and could it be that he has a secret plan to help Yasmin find her voice?

Annabelle Sami is a writer, director and performer who currently works in the arts. While reading children’s books when babysitting she realised there was a lack of representation of funny girls and diverse characters in children’s books – and she decided to do something about it. Growing up mixed-race, she never found her own life reflected in a book and now it’s her mission to make sure that every spirited, witty and adventurous girl has her own special book that she can relate to.

• A brilliant new author/illustrator pairing to bring the laughs (and the llamas) to life and create fun-packed and accessible pages
• Author Annabelle is a musician, a sketch comedian and currently works for a theatre/dance company that creates shows for children
• Hilarious and anarchic comedy with a heartwarming emotional journey about finding your voice
• Illustrator Allen won the FAB prize for BAME authors and illustrators and has illustrated picture book My Hair by Hannah Lee (Faber)

Competition: the;a;dinosaur ate my sister;kid normal;anisha accidental detective;charlie changes into a chicken;lightning girl;planet omar;agent zaiba;danny chung. pooja puri;marcus rashford;greg james;serena patel;sam copeland;alesha dixon;m.g.;mg;leonard;maz evans;jenny pearson;zanib mian;maisie chan