Bored Panda by Chuck Dillon, Mike Bender
Published by Random House on April 29, 2025
ISBN: 0593433602
Genres: Emotions & Feelings
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Panda is bored because the Wi-fi is out. Mother suggests he go for a walk in the woods. Panda thinks this will be boring and he encounters some lame characters who have boring ideas, but he discovers that they have created some pretty cool things. Maybe being bored isn’t so awful after all.

This is a worthy message albeit a somewhat predictable storyline.  The illustrations are bright and energetic, and the humor will appeal to young children. Panda’s right eye is surrounded by dark fur, similar to the logo for the content-aggregating website Bored Panda. It suggests to 4-8 year olds to put down their devices for a time.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library