Xander's Panda Party

Xander planned a panda party. Yes, a dandy whoop-de-do
But Xander was the only panda. Just one panda at the zoo.

The zoo's paucity of pandas doesn't impede Xander's party planning for long. He decides to invite all the bears. But Koala protests. She's not a bear--she's a marsupial Does that mean she can't come? Xander rethinks his decision to invite only bears, and "Calling all bears" evolves into "Calling all creatures." The Newbery Medal author Linda Sue Park introduces animal taxonomy in a wonderfully engaging way, and the celebrated artist Matt Phelan's charming ink and watercolor paintings are the icing on the cake. A read-aloud whoop-de-do

Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 11.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780547558653
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160771 / Xander's Panda Party


Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/17/2013
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 86
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 108 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 78
New York Times Book Review 09/15/2013 pg. 20
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 09/01/2013

About the Author

Linda Sue Park won the Newbery Medal for A Single Shard. She lives with her husband in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.lspark.com.

Illustrator Matt Phelan's books include Alice Schertle's Very Hairy Bear and Jeanne Birdsall's Flora's Very Windy Day. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Visit his website at www.mattphelan.com.