Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney
★ Top 25 book of 2005 · #11 on Best Books of 2005
Baby Llama makes bedtime dramatic when his mama heads downstairs and he begins to worry, his whimpers growing into hollers. Mama returns in time to calm him, offering comfort and reassurance that children and parents will both recognize.
Best for: Parents reading bedtime stories to young children who feel anxious when left alone
Llama Llama Red Pajama is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar.
What Llama Llama Red Pajama is about
Baby Llama has been tucked into bed by Mama Llama, but the moment she goes downstairs, the worrying starts. His soft whimpers grow into hollers when she doesn't come right back, and the publisher calls the result an all-out llama drama. Mama returns just in time to set things right. Told in a gentle, rhythmic way, it speaks to bedtime fears and the need for comfort. Children can recognize Baby Llama's feelings, and parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.
Llama Llama Red Pajama on the Best Books of 2005
Llama Llama Red Pajama came out in 2005. Of the 52 books first published in 2005 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #11 on our Best Books of 2005 list.
Why it made the list: 362 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (20 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2005 list
- Elantris Brandon Sanderson, #9
- Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro, #10
- Uglies Scott Westerfeld, #12
- A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, #13
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 305 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 42 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 20 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 73 | 55% |
| Reader love | 90 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 63 | 20% |
Questions about Llama Llama Red Pajama
When was Llama Llama Red Pajama published?
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney was first published in 2005.
Was Llama Llama Red Pajama one of the best books of 2005?
Llama Llama Red Pajama is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 2005, out of 52 2005 books that cleared our data bar. 362 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (20 ratings).
Why is Llama Llama Red Pajama on the Best Books of 2005 list?
362 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (20 ratings).
More of the best books of 2005
- The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan, #1
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling, #2
- The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, #3
- Looking for Alaska John Green, #4
- Eldest Christopher Paolini, #5
- Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, #6
See the full Best Books of 2005, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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