The Impatient Alpaca is a 28-page children's book written by Krystal Harris. It tells the tale of MARACA, a young, impatient alpaca, and how she learns to be patient.
Maraca enjoys eating grass, but the shiny red apples growing by the bay are tempting. Red is her favourite colour, and she likes shiny things, so naturally she's attracted to the apple tree.
But Maraca is sad that the apples are still tiny, and remembers her mom's advice to wait for the apples to ripen. However, Maraca cannot wait to try them, and takes a large bite from a tiny apple and is displeased that it tastes sour. Before she could take a bite of another apple, her mom catches her. She reminds Maraca that the apples need time to ripen and she shouldn't eat them now to avoid a bellyache.
A few weeks later, Maraca smells a delicious aroma from the kitchen. She is shocked to see a golden brown pie on the table. After she sees a bowl of apples on the counter, she realizes her mother has made an apple pie from the now ripe apples! Her mother tells her that there is with patience comes reward.
The Impatient Alpaca is a 28-page children's book written by Krystal Harris. It tells the tale of MARACA, a young, impatient alpaca, and how she learns to be patient.
Maraca enjoys eating grass, but the shiny red apples growing by the bay are tempting. Red is her favourite colour, and she likes shiny things, so naturally she's attracted to the apple tree.
But Maraca is sad that the apples are still tiny, and remembers her mom's advice to wait for the apples to ripen. However, Maraca cannot wait to try them, and takes a large bite from a tiny apple and is displeased that it tastes sour. Before she could take a bite of another apple, her mom catches her. She reminds Maraca that the apples need time to ripen and she shouldn't eat them now to avoid a bellyache.
A few weeks later, Maraca smells a delicious aroma from the kitchen. She is shocked to see a golden brown pie on the table. After she sees a bowl of apples on the counter, she realizes her mother has made an apple pie from the now ripe apples! Her mother tells her that there is with patience comes reward.
The Impatient Alpaca by Krystal Harris will instantly capture your child's attention with its eye-catching cover. The alpaca's red bow is cute, and its eyes are full of expression. While I think the ear, minus the bow, looks unfinished without the white trim, I don't think young children will notice or care about the discoloration.
Asela Gayan made Maraca stand out from any other alpaca illustration I've seen. For instance, they had Maraca wearing a red beaded necklace. It matched her two bows very nicely. As the story progressed, there was some inconsistency in the design of Maraca, but (again) these are items a parent would notice and probably not a young child: white trim on/off ears. Maraca was not the only alpaca sporting some bling; her mama had on a lovely yellow beaded necklace. It popped off the cream-colored fleece. Great color choices, Asela!
In this adorable tale, children will watch as an impatient alpaca doesn't listen to their mama and the rewards of when Maraca does listen to their parent. I wouldn't be shocked to hear children become vocal during this part. Some might say, "Uh oh, she's going to be in trouble." Or "I wouldn't do that." Some might remark about what kind of apples they like. My daughter remarked she'd rather eat cake than apple pie.
Amazon did not have a recommended reading age for the book when I typed up my review. However, I wanted to point something out to my fellow friends in the states. Young readers in the U.S. will notice that words they're familiar with look slightly different: favorite is spelled 'favourite' and color is 'coloured.' If your child is not of reading age yet, then the added 'u' won't matter.
Between the illustrations and storyline, your child will be fully engaged in this story and want to read it repeatedly.
Review submitted on 10/29/222
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