The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (Paperback)

~ (Author), Betty Fraser (Illustrator) "When I'm in a swing Swinging low and then high, Good-bye to the ground Hello to the sky..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 4?Hoberman's poems, accompanied by Fraser's illustrations, have been delighting children for 40 years. Now, many poems from their out-of-print books are available in this satisfying collection. The selections are mostly humorous, sometimes contemplative, and deal with animals, family, play, and plain silliness. Hoberman's rhythms are lively and agile, and her imagination and sense of humor are still in tune with young readers. Fraser's simple but detailed gouache and watercolor illustrations exhibit the same qualities. The layout is masterfully varied and never overwhelms the poems. There is a table of contents as well as an index of first lines. Good for beginning or experienced readers of poetry, this should indeed become a favorite.?Nina Lindsay, Vista School, Albany, CA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Advice
Alligator/crocodile
Ant Song
Anteater
Anthropoids
Applesauce
B
Balloons
Bear
The Birthday Bus
Birthdays
Both My Slippers
Brother
Butterfish Bay
Camel
A Catch
Centipede
Changing
Click Beetle
Cockroach
Comparisons
Cookie Magic
Counting-out Rhyme
Cricket
Ducks
Eggs
Excursion
Fireflies
Fish
Flamingo
The Folk Who Live In Backward Town
Foxes
Frog
Gazelle
Giraffes
Good Morning When It's Morning
Growing
Hello And Good-by
Hello, Rain
Here We Go
Hippopotamus
How Far
How Many?
I Was Riding To Poughkeepsie
I'd Like To Be
Ice-skating
Indian Pipe
It's Dark Out
The King Of Umpalazzo
Let's Dress Up
The Llama Who Had No Pajama
Look
Magic Hand
Mayfly
Meg's Egg
Money
Mosquito
Mouse
My Sister Saw A Dinosaur
Neighbors
North Pole
Nuts To You
O Is Open
Oak Leaf Plate
Ocelot
Opposites
Panda
Penguin
Permutations
Praying Mantis
Procyonidae
Pythons
Question
Rabbit
Raccoon
Riddle
Shrew
Sloth
Snow
Tapir
Termite
A Thought
Tiger
Time
Timothy Toppin
Tommycats
Up And Down The Avenue
Waiters
Way Down Deep
Whale
When I Need A Real Baby
Whenever
Windshield Wipers
Wishes
Worm
X ?
A Year Later
Yellow Butter
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152055711
• ISBN-13: 978-0152055714
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,366 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading has NEVER been this much fun!, December 28, 2000

By	Karen Vecellio (Kinderhook, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (Hardcover)

Since first reading "The Seven Silly Eaters" about a year ago, I have become a Mary Ann Hoberman addict, and am thrilled to have recently added "The Llama Who Had No Pajama" to my growing collection. She is a master of silliness, and you and your children will laugh with delight at the poems in this collection. I bought my first copy for my first grade classroom, and have since bought a second copy for my four-year old. My first graders are eating this stuff up - we read some of them together, and they keep going back for more - some of them can even recite the title poem! (And it's long!) This is also a wonderful introduction to poetry for pre-schoolers - if you've got one, and have never really read any poetry with him/her, it's a great way to develop a love of reading, as well as rhyming ability which is a key to early reading development!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, March 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems (Hardcover)

We borrow a lot of books from the library, and not many stand out. But this one is a winner! My 4 year old and I love this one so much that I am going to buy a copy for us. It has wonderfully clever rhymes about topics that interest kids. I highly recommend it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must -have for your child's collection!, May 12, 2007

By	C L D (Northern Kentucky) - See all my reviews

My toddler son and I are so pleased with this book. We discovered this treasure at our local library and just had to add it to our personal collection. The Llama Who Had No Pajama is a perfect way to introduce poetry prose into your little one's life. I could only locate the book in paperback and would prefer to have it in hardback, but apparently it is no longer published as such. This and Where the Sidewalk Ends are essential items for your child(ren)'s home library.