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TV series -- 2018 -- Netflix

Llama Llama

Based on Anna Dewdney's books. The first Netflix episode is a double bill: Llama and Grandpa race the Fast Forward Derby, then Llama loses a tooth and retraces his steps with Mama. The load is rushing, missing something, and worry -- not scares.

Parental guidance to 5 (worry and rushing); ok from 6.

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12
  • Not suitable
  • Parental guidance
  • Ok

GentleGuide scale for sensitive kids. Not an ACCM or Classification Board rating.

About this title

Classification
G
Length
About 24 min per episode

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Before you press play

Soft, rhymey preschool life at home and in town. The first episode stacks a hurry (the derby) with a hunt (the lost tooth). Mama and Grandpa are caring. The load is anxiety and pace, not monsters.

  • Rushing to be fast
  • Worry about losing something
  • Grandpa and Mama close by
  • Retracing steps

What may feel big

Wanting to go faster than your body likes. A race that feels high-stakes for a small llama. A missing tooth and a town-wide search. A short Mama-not-right-beside-me beat. Songs and crowd noise can stack on the worry.

4-6. Sit together if your child already finds rushing or lost-things hard. Pause is allowed; the feelings are the story.

7-9. Usually easy. They may remember their own lost-tooth hunts more than feel scared.

10-12. Fine as a younger-sibling watch. The leftover is 'what if I lose something', not a scare.

Triggers in this guide

Counts are how often that theme shows up in the notes -- not when it happens.

  • Sadness 2
  • Separation 1
  • Loud Noises 1
  • Relational Conflict 1
Highest: mild

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