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The Panda Problem - by Deborah Underwood (Hardcover)

The Panda Problem - by  Deborah Underwood (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "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. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The critically adored, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.</b> <p/>Every story needs a problem.<br>But Panda doesn't <i>have</i> a problem.<br>Unless . . . Panda <i>is</i> the problem. <p/>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Here Comes the Easter Cat</i> and <i>The Quiet Book </i>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. <p/><b>Highly entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny.</b><i>--Kirkus</i><br><b>Supremely silly.</b><i>--Publishers Weekly</i><br><b>Excellent...Cute, cute book.</b><i>--School Library Connection</i><br><b>Entertaining...humorous.</b> --<i>BCCB</i><br><b>Kid-friendly...visually appealing...cheeky...adorable.</b><i>--The Horn Book</i><br><b>Hilarious, inventive...A joyful read aloud. </b>--SLJ, The Classroom Bookshelf<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>An Indie Next List Selection</b> <p/>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. --<i>Kirkus <p/></i>Being a narrator should be straightforward . . . But what happens when the protagonist refuses to play along? . . . Readers will gleefully embrace the anarchy that Underwood's supremely silly repartee has unleashed. --<i>Publishers Weekly <p/></i>"Excellent . . . [a] cute, cute book."<i><i> --School Library Connection</i> <p/></i>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. --<i>The Horn Book<br></i><br>"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<i> <i>Here Comes the Easter Cat.</i></i>"<i> --BCCB <p/></i>A hilarious, inventive, laughter-inducing meta tale. . . . A joyful read aloud. <i>--School Library Journal, </i>The Classroom Bookshelf blog<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Deborah Underwood has worked as a street musician and at an accounting firm but for years has been a full-time writer who occasionally plays the ukulele. She is the author of several picture books, including <i>New York Times </i>bestsellers<br/><i>The Quiet Book </i>and <i>Here Comes the Easter Cat</i>, as well as <i>Monster & Mouse Go Camping</i>, <i>Interstellar Cinderella</i>, and <i>Bad Bye Good Bye</i>. <p/>Hannah Marks is a self-taught illustrator and designer, who often gets her best ideas after eating cake. She lives in England with her husband, three children, a bonkers cat, two gerbils, and a teeny-tiny Roborovski hamster.​​​​​​​ <i>The Panda Problem</i> is her U.S. picture book debut. Find her on Twitter @Hannah_Marks, on Instagram at hannahmarks_, and on Pinterest at hannahemarks.

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