Anna Dewdney (1965–2016)
Author of Llama Llama Red Pajama
About the Author
Anna Dewdney was born in New York City on December 25, 1965. She received a bachelor's degree in art from Wesleyan University in 1987. Before becoming a full-time author and illustrator, she worked as a waitress, a rural mail carrier, a daycare provider, and taught at a boys' boarding school for show more many years. Her children's book career began in 1994 with her artwork for The Peppermint Race by Dian Curtis Regan. She went on to illustrate other children's chapter books in the 1990s. In 2005, the first picture book she both wrote and illustrated, Llama, Llama Red Pajama, was published. Her other books include Nobunny's Perfect, Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too, Little Excavator, and 10 more books in the Llama Llama series. She died after a 15-month battle with brain cancer on September 3, 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Mazza Fall Conference 2011 - Saturday-89, photo by Alvin Trusty
Series
Works by Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama Collection: Little Library: Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop / Llama Llama Nighty-Night / Llama Llama Wakey-Wake /… (2013) 48 copies
Llama Llama Collection Trio: Llama Llama Red Pajama /Llama Llama Mad at Mama / Llama Llama Misses Mama (2010) 7 copies
Llama Llama Red Pajama and 19 Other Favorites: Llama Llama Mad at Mama; Llama Llama Misses Mama; Llama Llama Holiday… (2018) 7 copies
Llama Llama Collection: Llama Llama Red Pajama / Llama Llama Time to Share / Llama Llama Misses Mama / Llama Llama Mad… (2013) 6 copies, 1 review
Llama Llama COMPLETE 7 Book Set Pack Collection with STICKER: Llama Llama and the Bully Goat, Holiday Drama, Red… (2013) 2 copies
LLAMA LLAMA [3-PAPERBACK BOOK SET]: LLAMA LLAMA AND THE BULLY GOAT, TIME TO SHARE, RED PAJAMA (2018) 2 copies
Mama llama 1 copy
Llama Llama's Little Library: Llama Llama Wakey-Wake/Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop/Llama Llama Zippity-Zoom/Llama Llama… (1600) 1 copy
Lllama llama Zippity-Zoom 1 copy
Llama, la llama de rojo 1 copy
Llama Llama Collection (6):Llama Llama Red Pajama/Llama Llama Mad at Mama/Llama Llama Misses Mama/Llama Llama Time to… (2012) 1 copy
Llama Llama 3-Book Pack: Llama Llama Misses Mama, Llama Llama Mad At Mama, and Llama Llama Home With Mama (2018) 1 copy
Associated Works
Merry Christmas Llama Llama! 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Dewdney, Anna Elizabeth Luhrmann
- Birthdate
- 1965-12-25
- Date of death
- 2016-09-03
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Lower Bartonsville, Vermont, USA
- Cause of death
- cancer (brain)
- Places of residence
- Vermont, USA
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA - Education
- Wesleyan University (BA ∙ 1987)
Putney School, Vermont
Phillips Andover Academy - Occupations
- teacher
writer
mail carrier
children's book author - Relationships
- Luhrmann, Winifred (mother)
Luhrmann, T. M. (sister)
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Reviews
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
This was one of my favorite books growing up. It reminded me of my childhood and how I couldn't go to bed until my mom and dad laid down.
Llama Llama has new neighbors! Nelly Gnu and her mama stop by for a play date, but Llama's not so sure it's time to share all his toys. Maybe just his blocks? It could be fun to make a castle with Nelly . . . But wait--Nelly has Llama's little Fuzzy Llama! The fun turns to tears when Fuzzy Llama is ripped in two, "all because of Nelly Gnu!" Mama comes to the rescue and fixes Fuzzy, but she makes it clear: "I'll put Fuzzy on the stairs, until you're sure that you can share."
This is a story about a little llama who experiences separation anxiety on his first day of school. As Llama Llama navigates his feelings of missing his mama, he learns that school can be fun and that mama always comes back. The book reassures young readers about the normalcy of feeling anxious and the love and security provided by their caregivers.
Age 0-5
South Hill Public Library
Age 0-5
South Hill Public Library
Teaching strategies edition/only available for distribution through school market.
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- Works
- 90
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 33,701
- Popularity
- #571
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 525
- ISBNs
- 481
- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
- 5