The Drama Llama

Reach for this book when your child starts expressing what-if worries that seem to grow bigger the more they think about them. It is a perfect tool for children who internalize stress or feel overwhelmed by the physical weight of their own anxiety. Alex has a secret llama named Dharma that appears whenever he worries. As his worries grow, the llama grows, becoming impossible to hide and creating chaos in his daily life. This rhyming story offers a playful yet profound metaphor for how anxiety functions. It teaches children that ignoring or hiding their fears only makes them larger, while talking about them helps shrink the llama back down to a manageable size. Ideal for ages 3 to 7, it provides a gentle, visual vocabulary for families to discuss mental health and emotional regulation without feeling heavy or clinical.