Llama Llama Red Pajama

Outline

Llama Llama Red Pajama (2005) is a rhyming bedtime story about a little llama who feels alone after Mama Llama says goodnight and goes downstairs. As his worry grows into loud crying, Mama comes back to comfort him and reminds him that she is always near, even when she is not in the room. Anna Dewdney’s picture book helps young children cope with bedtime fears and separation.

• Bedtime worries can feel very big to a small child, especially once a parent leaves the room.
• Llama Llama's fear grows from feeling alone into loud crying after Mama says goodnight and goes downstairs.
• Mama comes back to comfort him, showing that a child's feelings deserve a calm and caring response.
• The book reminds children that a parent is always near, even when not in the same room.
• Told in rhyme, the story gives young children a simple way to talk about separation and bedtime fears.

Anna Dewdney (1965–2016) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for creating the Llama Llama series. Her books use gentle rhymes and expressive pictures to help young children understand big feelings such as worry, frustration, and sharing. The series became a bestseller and was adapted into an animated show.