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  • When I Draw a Panda

When I Draw a Panda

Author
Amy June Bates
Illustrator
Amy June Bates
Publication Date
September 22, 2020
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
When I Draw a Panda
Only 2 copies currently available
Description

From the acclaimed author and illustrator of The Big Umbrella comes a delightful celebration of creativity and gumption about a girl and her panda.

Sometimes when they say to draw a perfect circle, mine turn out a little wonky. I can draw a perfect fluffy cloud, a perfect scoop of ice cream, and a perfect flat tire. So when I draw a panda, I keep drawing more and more not-perfect circles until I see a panda. Then I step back and think, Does it need something else? He probably needs a hat, and then he is my panda.

When a girl draws a panda, it comes to life and helps her embrace her own creativity and unique way of seeing the world.

Publication date
September 22, 2020
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481451482
Lexile Measure
530
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
BISAC categories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV003000 - Juvenile Fiction | Art & Architecture
Library of Congress categories
Pandas
Imagination
Individuality
Imagination in children
Drawing
Individuality in children

ALA/Booklist

This amusing picture book encourages imagination and individuality.
Amy June Bates
Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series; Sweet Dreams and That's What I'd Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, about which Booklist raved, "A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion." She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.
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