Amy the Red Panda Is Writing the Best Story in the World
by Colleen Af Venable (Author) Ruth Chan (Illustrator)
An exuberant, hilarious guessing game about storytelling, creativity, friendship, and patience--with the most adorable animal menagerie you'll find anywhere!
Amy the Red Panda starts to tell her best friend Mervin the Sloth a story when--uh-oh--a rainstorm of letters pours down! When it stops, Amy reads a sentence in the sky: Amy the Red Panda is writing the best story in the world.The BEST story in the WORLD? That's a tall order. Especially when all of the other animals have their own opinions on what the story should be about. Big animals or small ones? Acrobats? A pirate bird flying the Seven Seas? Oh, dear! Luckily, Mervin is there to give Amy just the right inspiration.
A companion to Mervin the Sloth Is About to Do the Best Thing in the World, this funny-bone-tickling picture book brings back a cast of zany, irresistible animal friends and an inventive, playful format. Pitch-perfect, full of imagination, and just right for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, The Book with No Pictures, and The Monster at the End of This Book.
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School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2--Letters rain down as Amy, an adorable red panda, strives to write the best story in the world, with questionable assistance and constant suggestions from her friends in the animal kingdom. The text is delivered exclusively through dialogue, which makes this story challenging to read aloud; there are multiple speech bubbles on each page. Fortunately, it's the illustrations that really tell the story of the characters and their feelings through humor and expression. VERDICT A lighthearted look at the storytelling process, best suited for one-on-one and small group sharing. Not a necessary purchase, but a justifiable one. --Betsy Davison, Cortland Jr. Sr. High School, NY
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Review quotes
"Letters rain down as Amy, an adorable red panda, strives to write the best story in the world. ...A lighthearted look at the storytelling process, best suited for one-on-one and small group sharing."—School Library Journal
Colleen AF Venable is an author, designer, and maker. Her books include the YA graphic novel Kiss Number 8 (illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw), the quirky counting boardbook One More Wheel (illustrated by Blythe Russo), and the graphic novel series Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye (illustrated by Stephanie Yue).
Born and raised in Mississippi, Kathryn Hudson graduated from The Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia with a Master's degree in Illustration. She is a character lead for Warner Bros. Animation's DC Super Hero Girls. She now lives with her husband and two cats in Atlanta, Georgia.JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV009080 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Words
Storytelling
Friendship
Animals
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words
Sloths
Red panda
