Good Night, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Published by Scholastic Press on August 28th 2018
ISBN: 133827595X
Pages: 32
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Pandas are one of the most loved animals in the world, making the series of Mr. Panda books successful. This title however does not live up to expectations.  The animals remain adorable, the storyline simple, the clear and large font is readable but the action is slow.   Specific difficulty is that the bedtime story is omitted.  Surely every child knows they need to brush their teeth, take a bath, put on PJ’s and get a hug but where is the all-important bedtime book?

 As in other books by Antony the characters are adorable and the backgrounds allow the text and illustrations to shine.  His selection of colors helps to set the stage for a bed time story.  Silly as the ending is pre-school children will giggle as they setting into bed to await that missing bed time story.

Public libraries and pre-schools might consider this title.

Submitted by Jan Hamilton, retired librarian in Scarborough, ME