THE LLAMA WHO HAD NO PAJAMA by Mary Ann Hoberman

1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hoberman, Mary Ann. 1998. THE LLAMA WHO HAD NO PAJAMA. Ill. by Betty Fraser. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc. ISBN 0152001115

2. PLOT SUMMARY
Mary Ann Hoberman has compiled many of her poems in, “The Llama who had no pajama”... The poems range from brothers to snow to eating yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread and many insects as well as animals.

3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Mary Ann Hoberman creates poems that are simple and yet upbeat. Hoberman creates an anthology of 100 poems that range from short two line poems to two page poems. This is a wonderful resource for teachers. It almost makes you want to sing them out loud. Some can possibly be considered tongue twisters. Children will love being silly with them! They are fun to read fast. What a great beginner book. The repetition within some of the poems are done beautifully. A good way to teach phonics is in the poem “Rabbit” here Hoberman repeats “bit”(CVC) in rabbit. The subjects in her book are ones that children can relate to. What a great way to instill the love of reading and teach phonics at the same time. The illustrator Betty Fraser created simple illustrations in watercolor.

4. REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
Horn Book - "This collection of some forty years of Hoberman verse is a charmer. The poems - peppy verses immediately identifiable as Hoberman's by their use of alliteration and repeated words and lines - seem to cover every subject under the sun; all are dependably child-centered."
Gold Award Winner - 1998 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)
Best Books of the Year - Child Magazine

5. CONNECTIONS
* Other books by Mary Ann Hoberman:
 
    A HOUSE IS A HOUSE FOR ME ISBN 0142407739
 
    THE SEVEN SILLY EATERS ISBN 0152000968

    THE COZY BOOK ISBN 0152019561

* Students can create their own poems and/or compile their favorite Mary Ann Hoberman poems.