The Panda Problem

by Deborah Underwood (Author) Hannah Marks (Illustrator)

The Panda Problem
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Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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The critically adored, New York Times bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.

Every story needs a problem.

But Panda doesn't have a problem.

Unless . . . Panda is the problem.

The New York Times bestselling author of Here Comes the Easter Cat and The Quiet Book loses control of the narrative in the funniest, most exuberant, most kid-delighting way in this adventurous ode to what makes a story--and what makes a story great.

"Highly entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny."--Kirkus

"Supremely silly."--Publishers Weekly

"Excellent...Cute, cute book."--School Library Connection

"Entertaining...humorous." --BCCB

"Kid-friendly...visually appealing...cheeky...adorable."--The Horn Book

"Hilarious, inventive...A joyful read aloud." --SLJ, The Classroom Bookshelf

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Master of meta Underwood's witty narrative and Marks' cute, colored-pencil illustrations come together to create a comical struggle for control between a narrator and their rebellious creation. Highly entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny.

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Kid-friendly . . . visually appealing . . . cheeky . . . adorable . . . Underwood's latest meta tale creatively explains storytelling fundamentals, slyly defining plot, setting, and characters as the panda upends the norms. Now, thanks to the panda's shenanigans, readers will be 'story experts, ' too.

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An Indie Next List Selection

"Excellent . . . [a] cute, cute book." —School Library Connection

"This read-aloud thrives on its quirky self-awareness, and it's an entertaining introduction to humorous meta-textuality for young kids. . . . Listeners who take to this may want to check out Underwood's series starring Cat, starting with Here Comes the Easter Cat." —BCCB 

Deborah Underwood
Deborah Underwood's Outside In was a Caldecott Honor book. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Here Comes the Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, Every Little Letter, and The Panda Problem. Deborah lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella.

Sam Wedelich is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist living with her family in upstate NY. She is the creator of Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale and Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf. Sam enjoys gardening, cycling, and making music when she's not hunched over her art table to make something funny or beautiful.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780735228504
Lexile Measure
510
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication date
April 02, 2019
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Pandas
Storytelling
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears
JUVENILE FICTION / Interactive Adventures

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