Sidesplitting middle grade comedy, with serious heart (and one very funny llama). Illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, the official illustrator for World Book Day 2022.
โA laugh-out-loud funny and a wonderful story about finding your voice. I loved it!โ David Walliams
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrenโs 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 doesnโt ever speak. Levi is a rude, sassy toy llama, who talks A LOT and has come to wreak havoc in Yasminโs life.
Yasmin tries everything she can to escape Levi, but she canโt help being dragged along on his crazy antics โ and every day brings a new surprise, whether thatโs an erupting bin, a flying tuna fish, or a hat made from knickers. Life is never boring with Levi around โ 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 childrenโs books when babysitting she realised there was a lack of representation of funny girls and diverse characters in childrenโs books โ and she decided to do something about it. Growing up mixed-race, she never found her own life reflected in a book and now itโs her mission to make sure that every spirited, witty and adventurous girl has her own special book that she can relate to.
Annabelle Sami is a writer, director and performer who currently works in the arts. It was whilst reading childrenโs books when babysitting that she realised there was a lack of representation of funny girls and diverse characters in childrenโs books โ and she decided to do something about it. Growing up mixed-race, she never found her own life reflected in a book and now itโs her mission to make sure that every spirited, witty and adventurous girl has her own special book that she can relate to. Her middle-grade mystery series, Agent Zaiba Investigates, is published by Stripes.
Allen Fatimaharan is an award-winning illustrator whose first middle grade book, Llama Out Loud by Annabelle Sami, won the inaugural Spark Book Award, was shortlisted for the Waterstoneโs Childrenโs Book Prize and Longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. He is also the official illustrator for World Book Day 2022.