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Lin loves to play with her big brother. Face-Like-A-Bag-of-Potatoes. But one day he does a massive poo in the carpark and is sent to live on the other side of the sanctuary. I love how Sheena Dempsey’s illustrations increase the scale of the poo! This is definitely a story where you need to look at the text AND the pictures.
Meet Lin. Everyone thinks Lin is the cutest panda ever. So much so that they ship her off to the local zoo, away from her beloved brother, to be ogled at by the masses. Lin has had it. And in book 1, we see her doing everything in her power to prove that she's the baddest, meanest, most un-cute animal in the zoo. Of course, laughter and ridiculousness is to be expected. And keep your eyes peeled on our socials for a chance to win your very own copy PLUS some Cheeky Panda goodies! Bad Panda by Swapna Haddow was silly as can be, a mix of graphic novel style at times with more text-heavy sections like an early chapter book, and really a dream for the mischievous among us. Lin is such a darling and perfect panda, she finds herself being sent to the zoo, away from her family. Knowing her adorable perfection got here there, she decides that being a complete rotter of a panda will get her out. The writing is raucous, her antics are fabulously naughty, and she also wins you over with her intentions to get home to her brother.There is an amusing meeting with two humans dressed up as Pandas. A monkey who befriends them and then hides in the zoo shop and pretends to be a cuddly monkey and the young King Cobra with a story to tell. Fed up of having her head confused for her bottom because she just so happens to be SOOOOPER-DOOOOOPER fluffy. What do you get from sewing the head of a smart dog onto the body of a tough police officer? A new superhero from the incorrigible creator of Captain Underpants.
Being cute had her sent to be the cuddly face of a foreign zoo. So maybe being bad will get her sent home? Coffee house Caffè Nero has announced the 16-strong shortlist for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, recognising the outstanding books of the past 12... Dapo Adeola, Tracy Darnton, Joseph Coelho and Chitra Soundar are among the 19 authors and illustrators longlisted for the Inclusive Books for Child...Meet Lin. She’s a bad panda. She lives in the zoo with her friends Fu, also a panda, and Malo, a monkey. After a fun banana-throwing competition, Fu is nowhere to be found and Lin soon realises that he’s missing. At the same time, there are rumours of a terrible child visiting the zoo. And not just any terrible child – Billion McDingle-Waddlington, the most fearful child of all. Lin, Malo and their new small raccoon friend must follow the clues and rescue Fu. And so begins a funny and silly adventure that will have children giggling for ages. What makes a panda turn bad? Well, Lin has tried being good and doing all the right things and where has it got her? Thousands of miles away from her beloved brother, Face-Like-A-Bag-Of-Potatoes, is where.
The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children... At home in the panda sanctuary, Lin was the cutesiest, wootsiest, fluffiest, wuffiest baby, while her brother looked like he’d been spun too fast in a washing machine. Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark...Like the first in the series, Bad Panda, this book has widely spaced text, font that’s been chosen to support reading, and distinctive red/grey illustrations, all of which will appeal to newly confident readers. It is easy to understand what’s going on, even if you haven’t read the first book – and you’re going to want to read everything by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey after you’ve read this. It’s a brilliantly funny read.
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