Book Review-

 

 

Bibliography:

Hoberman, M. (2006). THE LLAMA WHO HAD NO PAJAMA (B. Fraser, Ill.). Clarion Books.

 

Plot Summary:

Topics covering everything from centipedes to whales, from swinging on swings to ice-skating in winter, from eating applesauce to celebrating birthdays, the delightful poems in this extensive collection convey the experiences of childhood with a fresh timelessness.

 

Critical Analysis:

This is a collection of assorted poems focused on a wide range of topics and would be great to read aloud to kinder-4th graders. The illustrations are adorable and add to the playful tone of the poems.  The language expresses emotion, such as the llama’s sadness at the beginning of the poem and his excitement at the end of the poem. There is a good variety of words throughout the poems, which would help students build on their vocabulary. The rhyme and rhythm of the poems are perfect, without having short lines filled with rhyming words. The lines are the length of typical sentences, with rhyming words scattered throughout the lines.

 

Review Excerpts:

Poetry Foundations Children’s Poet Laureate Award

Booklist Starred Review: “An anthology of 100 favorite poems by Mary Ann Hoberman. The poems focus on different topics and aspects of learning, such as seasons, animals, rhyme, nature, letters, opposites and may more!” 

Booklist Starred Review: “Want to get kids excited about and fall in love with poetry? Add Golden Award Winner, Mary Ann Hoberman's 100 poem collection, The Llama Who Had No Pajama to your reading library. Lots of fun with rhyme and rhythm with these high energy poems.”

 

Connections:

- Most of the poems in this book contain rhyming, create a lesson centered around rhyming and use several of the book's poems. One poem is called "Brother", and contains words like "other" and "mother". After reading, have students help create an anchor chart with words that rhyme.

- Gather other poetry books by Mary Ann Hoberman to read aloud to students. Other books such as:

MISS MARY MACK-ISBN 0316076147 

THE SEVEN SILLY EATERS-ISBN 0152024409 

FORGET-ME-NOTS: POEMS TO LEARN BY HEART-ISBN 031612947X 

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