Llama Llama Red Pajama (Llama Llama)

by Anna Dewdney (Author) Anna Dewdney (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Llama Llama

Llama, Llama red pajama

waiting, waiting for his mama.

Mama isn't coming yet.

Baby Llama starts to fret.

In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs, and his soft whimpers turn to hollers when she doesn't come right back.

But just in time, Mama returns to set things right. Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.

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Dewdney gives a wonderfully fresh twist to a familiar nighttime ritual with an adorable bug-eyed baby llama, staccato four-line rhymes, and page compositions that play up the drama.

School Library Journal

PreS-K -With its sweet rendering of the trials of bedtime and separation anxiety, this book's familiar theme will be a hit with youngsters. Baby Llama, all tucked in and kissed after his bedtime story, watches his mama leave the room with a worried expression on his face. When he calls her and she does not come back immediately, he succumbs to a fit of wailing and weeping, finally bringing his panic-stricken mother at a full gallop. After her reassurance that "Mama Llama's always near, even if she's not right here," Baby Llama settles and drifts off to sleep. This story has a simple rhyme scheme, using natural language that children will enjoy. The large, boldly colored pictures have a grand and sweeping quality, extending out to the edges of the pages. Baby Llama's facial expressions capture his fear and alarm wonderfully. The contrast between light and dark enhances the drama in the story. This effective read-aloud will be a popular choice for storyhour and one-on-one sharing. -Corrina Austin, Locke's Public School, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Copyright 2005 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Great Book

One of my daughters favorites!

Anna Dewdney
Anna Dewdney (www.annadewdney.com) is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Llama Llama series. She lives in southern Vermont.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780451474575
Lexile Measure
420
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 05, 2015
Series
Llama Llama
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV002160 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mammals
Library of Congress categories
Bedtime
Stories in rhyme
Mother and child
Llamas
Ladybug Picture Book Award
Nominee 2006 - 2006
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
Recommended 2006 - 2006
Texas 2x2 Reading List
Recommended 2006 - 2006
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
Nominee 2007 - 2008
Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award
Nominee 2006 - 2006

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