Welcome to IDontWantToKissaLlama .com
The website of author, illustrator and storyteller
Byron von Rosenberg
the poet laureate of Byrnes Mill, Missouri
Lily doesn't spit much, but she IS a llama!
Dream, Dare and Do, and Read, Write, Read!
How did it all begin?
Where can I get Byron's books?
Where can I get Byron's books?
I had a dream and wrote a poem about llamas which my wife liked so she bought me a stuffed toy llama. I held it up to my daughter one day and said, "Erin! Kiss the llama!" and she said "I don't want to kiss a llama!" So I wrote her a love poem which became a book with now more than 30,000 copies sold! Get a limited edition
15th anniversary copy today!
Where can I get Byron's books?
Where can I get Byron's books?
Where can I get Byron's books?
For now the easiest way to get my books is to order them from this website. Did I mention free shipping? I'm hoping to make more presentations this year when some of the venues open up. I miss Grant's Farm and the St. Louis Zoo! I'm always happy to personalize a book to that special person in your life. If you're in Branson, you can fi
For now the easiest way to get my books is to order them from this website. Did I mention free shipping? I'm hoping to make more presentations this year when some of the venues open up. I miss Grant's Farm and the St. Louis Zoo! I'm always happy to personalize a book to that special person in your life. If you're in Branson, you can find me at the Tanger Outlets Suite 237 next to the A&W Restaurant (hours listed above). My autographed books can also be found at Main Street Merchants (113 W. Main in Branson) or ON THE SHOPPING PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE.
And whence the inspiration?
Where can I get Byron's books?
And whence the inspiration?
Animals, dreams, walks in the woods, and just knowing the words will come if the spirit is willing to listen. I love giving presentations because the air is always thick with imagination! That's one reason why I don't require speaking fees, although an honorarium is always a TREAT!
(That got Ivan the Terrier's attention!)
Let's have some fun together!
Elementary Schools
Churches, Civic Groups and Retirement Communities
Middle Schools , High Schools and Colleges
My time with your students is limited and so we start by having fun with words. Many of my poems are about animals and create a laugh or smile. Then, in another poem, I can tell the students what they might do to become both a good student and a good writer. But mainly we have fun! The students pictured above are in South Africa, which is a bit far for me to travel!
Middle Schools , High Schools and Colleges
Churches, Civic Groups and Retirement Communities
Middle Schools , High Schools and Colleges
I absolutely love the expressions on the teenagers' faces when the librarian tells them they're about to hear poetry! But one poem later they are laughing and listening and learning. And having fun. Give me twenty seconds and let's see if I can get a laugh! And twenty minutes and see if a student gets an idea for a new direction to go in life. (That camel is getting TOO close!)
Churches, Civic Groups and Retirement Communities
Churches, Civic Groups and Retirement Communities
Churches, Civic Groups and Retirement Communities
Adults know how important reading is to the children in their lives because it is important in their own. Do you remember the day you first learned to read? Falling in love with a book makes that happen! Hopefully you will discover a picture book or poetry book to share with the children you love. With that book, may you create a friend to last through the years.
Contact Me !
Mailing address: Byron von Rosenberg, c/o I Don't Want to Kiss a Llama!, 300 Tanger Blvd., Branson, MO 65616
email: RedMountain@SWBell.Net
Phone: 866-732-4857 (SEA-GULS)
