Llama Locomotion.
A children's book about Sammy, a llama who can't focus, can't sit still, and can't quite figure herself out — until movement enters the picture. Published by Oprelle Publications in 2022.
Sammy the llama gets bored. Then she moves.
Sammy the Llama gets bored easily, feels sadness, and struggles in school sometimes. She can't find a solution … until she gets moving.
Llama Locomotion teaches children to use exercise as an outlet for restless energy and as a tool for working through difficult feelings. Based on research in neuroscience, written for the kids who need it, illustrated by Emily Hercock.
Llama Locomotion is THE go-to book for promoting exercise to children. In a simple and fun way, Dr. Deborah Sharp Molchan clearly explains the connection between movement and learning. — Brooke Suddeth, Editor
A story, and a small body of practical advice.
The book is two things at once. It's a story about a llama working through restlessness and frustration that children can read or be read to. And it's a frame around a small body of practical advice from a clinician who has spent her career studying how the body shapes the mind.
Caregivers and teachers will find practical strategies in the Author's Note — "body motion is great brain potion," exercise breaks during homework, the Llama Locomotion Captains game for the classroom. The strategies are written in plain language and meant to be tried that afternoon.
Author, illustrator, publisher.
Llama Locomotion is the work of three people: Dr. Deborah Sharp Molchan as author, Emily Hercock as illustrator, and Dr. Karen Croftcheck of Oprelle Publications as publisher. All three appear on the Team page.
Available through the publisher.
The book is sold directly through Oprelle Publications, the independent publisher who released it.