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Susan is Vice President of YouthLight, Inc. an educational publishing
company that publishes books on how to work with troubled children and adolescents. Susan is a
certified school counselor K-12 and a Licensed Professional Counselor and specializes in helping
troubled adolescents and their families. She is a former social worker and middle and high school
guidance counselor. She has also worked as a Title I counselor for
incarcerated youth. She has conducted seminars throughout the
U.S. and abroad for professional educators on creative strategies
for working with troubled adolescents. Susan was awarded the
2005 Cornelius P. Turner Award by the GED Testing Service
at their national convention. She has been interviewed by the
Arizona Tribune and the Wall Street Journal. She has authored
and co-authored 15 nationally recognized books.
Reviewed by Cheryl Schopen for Readers' Favorite
The Drama Llama: A Story About Spreading Rumors & Gossip, written by Susan Bowman and illustrated by Poppy Moon, is a little story about a llama who likes to spread rumors and gossip. She has a tendency to stir up trouble among the other animals, who soon stop talking to her because they don’t want to deal with all her drama. Unfortunately, she becomes sad and lonely. When her old friends explain that she doesn’t need to cause drama and gain attention for everyone to like her, she learns a very important lesson. What is that lesson?
Children will learn an important lesson from this book - there is another way to gain friends, rather than gossiping and spreading rumors. Children and adults alike can all relate to this story. No matter our age, we have all come across a Drama Llama; some of us have even had our own Drama Llama moments. But, it’s safe to assume that drama llamas are not fun to be around. Even though the story could have been longer and had more details, the fun fonts and the colorful illustrations ensure that kids will love this book. What I also liked was that the second half of the book is filled with activity pages related to the lesson the story teaches, making this book very interactive. I can definitely see The Drama Llama being used in elementary classrooms. Susan Bowman did a great job, and I look forward to finding more of her books for my daughter’s growing library.
