Genre
Humorous stories
Picture books for children
Tone
Silly
Illustration
Detailed
Theme
Metafiction
Subject
Animals
Interpersonal relations
Pandas
Storytelling
Character
Anthropomorphic
Mischievous

A cute little picture book my coworker asked me to read! ( )

The narrator is trying to write a story about a panda, but the panda takes over the story and it turns into a conversation between the narrator and the panda. Lots of speech bubbles and talk about what makes a story a story. ( )

very story needs a problem. But Panda doesn't have a problem. Unless . . . Panda is the problem. In this story, the narrator begins by introducing us to a panda who lives in a beautiful bamboo forest and has a BIG problem. However, that same panda declares that his life is problem free! Despite the narrator’s best efforts to get the story going, the panda simply won’t cooperate, and eventually the panda takes over the story in hilariously unexpected ways!⁣

Mrs. Underwood has created a wonderful way to help students understand how to write a story. This is a very comical book that catches the readers attention on how a story is created. This book would be wonderful for teachers to use in English class to start a lesson on how to create a story. This book covers the importance of a main character, a story line, and an imagination. All important qualities for future writers. This book is also great to help English language learners to understand how stories are created. ( )