Llama on a Mission

Yasmin Shah is a 10-year-old girl with a talking toy llama, Levi, who helps her find her voice and use it to help her friends. The book is aimed at promoting diversity and representation in children's books and is written by Annabelle Sami, a writer, director, and performer who wanted to make sure that every spirited, witty, and adventurous girl had her own special book that she could relate to.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

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

'Anarchically silly fun! - Guardian
'Levi is brilliant fun and is possibly the best talking animal since Donkey in Shrek, - Netgalley Reviewer
Yasmin Shah is just like any other ten-year-old girl, with a crazy loud family, the BEST best friend ever, and a talking toy llama! With the help of her loud guardian llama Levi, Yasmin has finally found her voice, but her mission has only just begun. She is determined to use her new-found confidence to help her friends, starting with turning Levi back into his true guardian llama form and getting him back into Seen Not Herd - the secret society of guardian llamas. What better way to prove this than by helping Yasmin's new friend Ezra tackle the biggest challenge of all - the struggles of school life! But it won't be easy, with Levi constantly wreaking havoc and getting Yasmin into trouble...

Annabelle Sami is a writer, director, and performer who currently works in the arts. While reading children's books when babysitting, she realized 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.

The second book in this hilarious series, perfect for fans of Charlie Changes into a Chicken and Planet Omar, is sure to have readers laughing out loud and cheering for Yasmin and Levi as they navigate the ups and downs of middle school and beyond.

Weight: 202g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781405297554