The Panda Problem

by Deborah Underwood (Author) Hannah Marks (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

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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Kirkus Reviews

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.

Horn Book Magazine

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.

Review quotes

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 is the author of Interstellar Cinderella and many other books for children, including the New York Times bestsellers Here Comes the Easter Cat, The Quiet Book, and The Loud Book. She lives in San Francisco.

Meg Hunt is the illustrator of Interstellar Cinderella and a printmaker, educator, and all-around maker of things. She was also the recipient of the 2015 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award for her contribution to the Illustrators 58 exhibition. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780735228504
Lexile Measure
510
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication date
April 20, 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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