Maria Had a Little Llama/María Tenía una Llamita
by Angela Dominguez
Picture book · ages 3–8 · grades K–3 · 480L · 2013
Why we'd hand it over
A genuinely bilingual picture book that centers a Peruvian girl's ordinary day without exoticizing—the llama is a working animal, not a gimmick, and the cultural details feel lived-in rather than touristic.