Panda Foo and the New Friend

by Mary Murphy

There’s always room for one more! Three best animal friends include a fourth for a picnic in this gentle, pastoral story.

Panda Foo, Jigger, and Boodle have planned a picnic. But when Foo announces that he has invited his new friend, Curly, Jigger and Boodle have lots of questions. Is she big? Small? What does she like? Why is she called Curly? Sometimes new ideas take a little time to get used to — and sometimes new friends make picnics even better! From Mary Murphy comes a simple, comforting tale about the quiet pleasures new experiences can bring.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Friendship

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 24, 2007

About the author

Children's author and illustrator Mary Murphy enchants even the youngest of readers with her bold style, combining eye-catching graphics and a bouncy text that seemingly jump off the pages.

Mary Murphy has an advanced diploma in Visual Communications and has written and illustrated a number of children's books, including her lift-the-flap, pull-the-tab book about friendship, ROXIE AND BO TOGETHER. In addition to creating children's books, she teaches illustration. The author-illustrator lives in Galway, Ireland.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story idea has the potential to be great, but it just fell flat. It was a bi boring and the illustrations weren't good enough to pull it up from 2 stars. Sign, normally I love Mary Murphy, but this one just didn't work for me.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was weird.

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but feels pretty unstructured. No conclusive ending.

[Carol Mcgloshen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A new friend is introduced by Panda Foo. The other friends are anxious regarding meeting a new friend but soon get over their anxiousness. The story shows it is ok to be nervous but that once meeting the new friend, they all got along and had a great time playing.

[The Library Lady · Rating 2 out of 5]

Normally I like Mary Murphy's books. And I like panda books. So why didn't I like this one?
It's cute. But it's bland.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Immensely cute story of new friends going on a picnic. Interestingly shows anxiety about meeting new people, but also very comforting with reassurance!

[Dolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fairly inspid story, cute illustrations. I thought it was interesting that all the creatures featured in this story came from China. Otherwise, it just didn't appeal to me or our girls.

[Kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much to this one, and to be honest the pictures are a bit unsettling. So are the animal's names. Very strange.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Weirdly random. And not in a good way. Yes, a weird way.