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Atlas could name a camel long before he could name most farm animals, which felt right to me. We live forty minutes from a real desert. The animals in it are his, in a way the cows and sheep in his books never were.

Bamboo baby and kids pajamas in the Desert Safari print, hand-illustrated with camels, falcons, oryx and desert foxes, drawn as the animals actually look rather than as cartoons.

Sleepy Time footed sleepsuits from 0-3 months and Nighty Night two-piece pajama sets for ages 2 to 10, so a baby and a big kid can be in the same desert on the same night.

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What is actually on the print, and why it is worth knowing
The oryx is the one most children ask about first. It is the Arabian oryx, the national animal of the UAE, a white antelope with long straight horns that was hunted to extinction in the wild and brought back through breeding programmes in the Gulf.

The falcon is the national bird, and falconry is old enough here that it is recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. The camels need no introduction. The foxes are Arabian red foxes, the small ones with the enormous ears, which are still out there in the dunes at dusk.
None of that is on a label, but it is why the print is drawn the way it is. A child who asks what an animal is gets a real answer, and that conversation happens far more often at bedtime than you would expect.
Two pieces, sized to cover the whole house. Sleepy Time is the footed one-piece for babies, 0-3 months upward. Nighty Night is the two-piece long sleeve set for ages 2 to 10. The rest of the print world sits in the Arabian Nights collection, and the same bamboo fabric runs through the plainer kids pajamas if you want everyday sets alongside.

What new parents ask me most

What animals are on the Desert Safari print?

Camels, falcons, Arabian oryx and desert foxes, all hand-illustrated in-house rather than licensed. The oryx is the national animal of the UAE and the falcon is the national bird, so the print is drawn from Gulf wildlife rather than a generic safari.

Can a baby and an older child match in this print?

Yes. Sleepy Time covers the baby sizes from 0-3 months and Nighty Night covers ages 2 to 10, both in the same Desert Safari design, so siblings several years apart can be in the same print on the same night.

Are bamboo pajamas warm enough with the air conditioning on?

Yes, and long sleeves are the better choice in a room held between 20 and 24 degrees, which is where most homes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi sit overnight. Bamboo lyocell regulates temperature rather than simply insulating, so it stops a child feeling the cold air directly without overheating them.

Are these suitable for a child with sensitive skin or eczema?

Yes. Bamboo lyocell has a smooth fibre surface that sits against skin without the friction that aggravates eczema, and pajamas are worn eleven or twelve hours at a stretch, longer than any daytime garment. Everything is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified against Product Class I, the strictest class, the one applied to articles for babies and toddlers.

What size should I buy for a growing child?

Buy with a little room rather than to the exact current measurement. These are cut generously, so a set that is a shade big stays comfortable to sleep in and lasts through a growth stretch instead of being outgrown in a season.

Children learn the animals they are given

That sounds obvious and I did not think about it until I watched my two work through a picture book of woodland creatures they will never meet. There is nothing wrong with a fox in a forest. It is just that we live somewhere with its own animals, and almost nothing made for children here reflects that.

So when we drew this print, the brief was accuracy rather than cuteness. An oryx with the right horns. A falcon that looks like a falcon. A camel that is not a cartoon.

The result is a pair of pajamas that starts conversations. Mine ask what the animals are, and then they know, and then they point at them from the car on the road out of Dubai. Clothing does not have to do that. But when it can, it is a better use of the same money.

Underneath the print it is the same bamboo lyocell as everything we make for sleep, and that matters more in sleepwear than in anything else, because this is the garment with the longest contact with a child.

Ten or twelve hours, in a bedroom air conditioned from May through October. Bamboo lyocell moves moisture away from the skin and lets heat escape, so a child holds a steadier temperature through the night rather than warming up, going damp and waking at 3am.

Every thread, dye and fastening is tested to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Product Class I, the tier written for articles worn by babies and toddlers.

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2 products

Desert Safari Nighty Night Kids Pajamas · 2–10 Years Bamboo Lyocell

Desert Safari Sleepy Time Baby Sleepsuit · 0–24 Months Bamboo Lyocell

What is actually on the print, and why it is worth knowing

What new parents ask me most

Children learn the animals they are given