Llama Llama Red Pajama
(Llama Llama)

Author

Anna Dewdney

Illustrator

Anna Dewdney

Publication Date

May 05, 2005

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / K − 1^st

Hardcover

Board Books

Description

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.

Publication date

May 05, 2005

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780670059836

Lexile Measure

420

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Viking Books for Young Readers

Series

Llama Llama

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Bedtime
Stories in rhyme
Mother and child
Llamas

None

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

Great Book

One of my daughters favorites!