The Farmer's Pajamas: A Bedtime Barnyard Mix-Up

It's mayhem on the farm when the farmer can't find her pajamas in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud sure to delight every child who has ever had a favorite comfort object.

There are plenty of chores on the farm, and the farmer has the routine down to a science. When she's done at the end of the day, her reward is a cozy pair of pajamas and a good night's sleep. But today, and the next day, and the next, the farmer's favorite pajamas go missing, and she can't sleep a wink. What can go wrong? Everything! As comical chaos escalates--milking the horse! Piglets in the coop! Feeding the chickens a scooper of poop!--the concerned farmyard creatures organize a four-footed search party to help the exhausted farmer. Can they find what she needs? Told with bright, expressive artwork and a bouncy sing-song text, this hilarious comedy of errors will have little listeners in fits of giggles and calling for repeat farmyard visits.

Author: Ruth Paul
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.70h x 9.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781536250282
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 42
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2026

About the Author
Ruth Paul, the creator of Hatch and Match: A Springtime Seek-and-Find Book, Red Panda's Candy Apples, and Hedgehog's Magic Tricks, is an award-winning writer and illustrator of picture books and a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate. She has twice won the Picture Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Ruth Paul is also a champion of her local community of Makara, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, where she lives and looks after a large native forest project.