A Couch for Llama by Leah Gilbert

A Couch for Llama 
by Leah Gilbert
Published Feb. 6, 2018
Sterling Children's Books
Hardcover
40 pages
Review copy provided by publisher.

Goodreads Summary
When a family finds a surprising new home for an old couch, a llama becomes the happiest creature of all.
The Lago family really loves their couch. It’s perfect for reading, snuggling, playing, and jumping. But all good things must come to an end, and, one day, the family realizes the time has come to replace it. As they drive home with their brand-new bright-red couch, though, it gets knocked off the top of their car into a field . . . where a llama tries to make sense of this new thing. At first confused—It doesn’t talk! It doesn’t taste good! It doesn’t budge!—the llama soon realizes how comfy the couch is and settles right in. Can the family get its furniture back—and keep llama happy, too? Leah Gilbert has written and illustrated a warm picture book that touches both the heart and the funny bone.

My Thoughts

I could relate to this family as our couch often serves many purposes and gets much love. When the Lago family finds that they need to replace their beloved couch, the family of 5 piles into their bettle car to find one. One might question their choice of transport as they hoist the couch onto their tiny car and tie it with rope. It soon falls off the car and into Llama's field. 

I like how this family seems very real. They lounge on their couch, eat on it and play on it. The family is racially mixed with mom and the baby having light skin and Dad and the two older kids having darker skin. This helps kids (and adults) see that there are many different kinds of families. 

While the story leaves one with questions like, Why would the family want the couch after it has been in a field with a llama?, I suggest you just suspend reality and go with the silliness of it. 

I really liked the illustrations, especially the llama's facial expressions which are hilarious. The page spreads are done in a variety of formats, adding interest for young readers.

Image from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Couch-Llama-Leah-Gilbert/dp/1454925116

I think this book would appeal most to readers 3-7.

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