Llama Llama Red Pajama: questions to ask and activities to try
Mama Llama tucks Baby Llama into bed and goes downstairs, and his worry grows into full llama drama. A rhyming bedtime book about feeling safe when a grown-up is out of sight.
What age is Llama Llama Red Pajama for?
Llama Llama Red Pajama is best for ages 2–5.
Llama Llama Red Pajama (Anna Dewdney)
- Age
- 2-5
- Best for
- Bedtime worries, and feeling safe when a grown-up is out of sight
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Read it at bedtime. Talk about how Baby Llama’s worry grew, and what Mama said that helped. Remind your child where you’ll be after you say goodnight.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 2–5 (nursery to Reception)
- What they'll enjoy
- Mama Llama tucks Baby Llama into bed and goes downstairs, and his worry grows into full llama drama. A rhyming bedtime book about feeling safe when a grown-up is out of sight.
- Helps with
- Bedtime worries, and feeling safe when a grown-up is out of sight
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Bedtime worries
- Separation at night
- Waiting patiently
- Feeling safe
Comprehension and discussion questions for Llama Llama Red Pajama
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What did Baby Llama want when Mama went downstairs?”
- “Why did his worry keep growing?”
- “What was Mama doing while he waited?”
- “What did Mama say that made him feel better?”
- “What helps you feel safe at bedtime?”
- “Where am I when you’re in bed?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Bedtime map
Draw your home together and mark where your child sleeps and where you’ll be after goodnight.
Calm-down breath
Practise a slow ’llama breath’: in through the nose, out like a long sigh. Use it when bedtime worries start.
Llama Llama Red Pajama activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
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- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Llama Llama Red Pajama, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about bedtime worries.
A 20-minute session for ages 2–5 (nursery to Reception), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it at bedtime. Talk about how Baby Llama’s worry grew, and what Mama said that helped. Remind your child where you’ll be after you say goodnight.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What did Baby Llama want when Mama went downstairs?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Bedtime map. Draw your home together and mark where your child sleeps and where you’ll be after goodnight. Children who finish early can try Calm-down breath.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Llama Llama Red Pajama activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
If your child liked this, try
A Bit Lost (Chris Haughton)
- Best for
- Getting lost, and asking for help
- Age
- 2-5
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- Best for
- Not wanting to go to bed
- Age
- 2-5
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- Best for
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- Age
- 2-5
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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