A llama's unruly locks get some unwelcome attention when a young, brown-skinned boy attempts to tame them for picture day. Grass and flowers poke out of the llama's fluffy head, until the boy wrangles the fellow (much to his dismay) and gets to work. Written as a humorous instruction manual, the text offers step-by-step suggestions for washing (grab a hose), combing (a rake is best), and styling a llama's hair. A sequence of giggle-worthy pages imagines the llama with extreme hairdos, ranging from a perm to a mohawk, before the trim goes awry with silly results. A funny, energetic board book.

In this frisky companion to When Your Lion Needs a Bath and When Your Elephant Has the Sniffles, it-s school picture day and a llama-s unkempt mane needs help. The animal-s young owner chases down his pet, hoses it, and untangles its hair with a rake. In a sequence bound to earn giggles, the boy considers potential llama hairstyles, which Wiseman depicts in wry cartoons (-How about a Mohawk? That does look good! But who has an hour a day for styling?-). The llama-s expressions, which range from blank stares to total bewilderment, are worth their weight in llama wool. Ages 2-4. Author-s agent: Liza Voges, Eden Street Literary. Illustrator-s agent: Teresa Kietlinski, Bookmark Literary. (Jan.)