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Aug 20, 2014mmcbeth29 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I loved Llama Llama Red Pajama because of the incredible use of facial expressions in the illustrations to tell the story. I loved the title of this book and was hoping it would be as good. I was disappointed. Dewdney, the author does not use facial expressions well. The illustrations are not as interesting. The rhyming of the story does not flow well throughout the book. I found myself having to reread parts of it trying to make sense of it. The story line does not sit well with me either. Mama takes Baby Llama from playtime to go shopping (bribing him with a treat first of course). Then when Baby Llama has had enough and throws a tantrum which includes throwing food around, there are no consequences for him. She makes him help clean up the mess, but she happily gets him ice cream in the end. I can see the reality of the child's frustration in this story, but all I see it teaching is that children can behave badly when they are frustrated and parents should just excuse it away. Would I recommend this book? NO