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Tales from the TBR: Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians!!

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians!!, by Kristi Mahoney/Illustrated by Chantelle Thorne & Burgen Thorne, (Oct. 2024, Gnome Road Publishing), $18.99, ISBN: 9781957655284

Ages 4-8

What happens when you walk into the library and see the new librarian, who happens to be an alpaca? This laugh-out-loud book has the answers. First things first: Alpacas make terrible librarians! Readers will learn fun facts about alpacas and laugh at why they are not cut out for librarianship. For example, did you know that alpacas will hide all of the books about other animals and only let you read books about alpacas? My friends, that is denying access and that is a straight-up violation of one of the five laws of library science, so that should be your first clue. If you need more, though, alpacas make clucking and humming noises all the time: terrible for people who need to concentrate on their book! Also, when they get mad, they make an awful screech, and they spit. Do you need to go to the bathroom? Don’t ask the alpaca. Trust me on this one. Playful, colorful illustration work with bold, colorful fonts make this a great class visit readaloud.

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I'm a mom, a children's librarian, bibliophile, and obsessive knitter. I'm a pop culture junkie and a proud nerd, and favorite reads usually fall into Sci-Fi/Fantasy. I review comics and graphic novels at WhatchaReading (http://whatchareading.com). I'm also the co-founder of On Wednesdays We Wear Capes (http://www.onwednesdays.net/), where I discuss pop culture and geek fandom from a female point of view.

2 thoughts on “Tales from the TBR: Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians!!”

  1. Thank you for the lovely review of Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians! Although I love alpacas, I’m thankful for all the human librarians (such as you) in our lives!

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