Bad Panda: WORLD BOOK DAY 2023 AUTHOR

Bad Panda #1

by Swapna Haddow

Are you sick of being utterly adorable?
Tired of being cuddled and hugged?
Fed up of having your head confused for your bottom because you just so happen to be SOOOOPER-DOOOOOPER fluffy?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you're in the right book.

Everyone thinks that Lin is the cutest panda in the world. So much so that they ship her off to the local zoo, away from her beloved brother, to be ogled at by the masses. But Lin HATES being cute, and now she will do everything in her power to prove that she's the baddest, meanest, most un-cute animal in the zoo.

Laugh-yourself-out-of-bed hilarious, the first in a new series from the creators of DAVE PIGEON.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Humor, Chapter Books, Animals

ebook

First published June 29, 2021

Reviews

[Stephanie]

This book is every bit as fabulously silly and hilarious as you'd hope from the title, and my 7-year-old and I devoured it, reading the whole book within a single day and (both of us!) giggling hysterically at various points. It's a REALLY fantastic read-aloud - I think sharing it that way made it feel even funnier! - and the art (by Sheena Dempsey) is every bit as spot-on hilarious as the text (by Swapna Haddow).

But really, the key point is that the very moment we finished this book, my 7-year-old asked: "Is there going to be a second book? WHEN will there be a second book? There should be LOTS of books in this series!"

So in other words, we highly recommend it. :)

[Bridget]

What a hilarious treat this is. This is such s great author illustrator pairing, so much fun, great jokes at just the right level of humour for beginning chapter book readers. More please, I need more bad pandas in my life. 😀

Many thanks to the publisher for sending me an early copy.

[Marijt]

Gelukkig is er voor kinderen die de Avi-boeken net ontgroeid en inmiddels over hun kleine letterangst heen zijn (door bijv. Tijger lezen), is er steeds meer op de markt. Door gebrek aan boekenkennis bij leerlingen, ouders en leerkrachten voor deze doelgroep, wordt er snel naar Boomhutten en Losers gegrepen, waarschijnlijk o.a. vanwege de illustraties. Qua beleving is er zoveel meer passends, bijvoorbeeld deze Stinkstoute panda!

Fijne regelafstand op de tekstpagina's en afwisselende pagina's met stripjes of twee-pagina-brede illustraties. Daarbij grappige personages en een avontuurlijk verhaal. Ideaal voor lezers van 6 t/m 9 jaar.
Ook nog vertaald door Matilde Stein, dus gegarandeerd goed en leuk!

Fijn dat er nog een deel in de maak is. Laat een leerling het boek testen en of introduceer hem zelf in de boekenkring.

Explorerende dimensie groep 3 t/m 6.

[Katie H]

The start just wasn't the best but the end was amazing.👍👍👍👍

[Steph]

I really enjoyed this. Lin, the best panda is shipped across the world to a new zoo, but all she wants is to get home to be with her brother… surely being bad is all it takes to get her shipped back home? This is funny in all the right ways. This is told in narrative and comic strip format this is going to appeal to LOADS of kids! Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey are spot on!

[Chris Callaghan]

I’m a huge Dave Pigeon fan so a new series from dynamic duo, Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey, was always going to be a treat.
Bad Panda is filled with crazy anarchic humour, and delightfully illustrated throughout – with fabulous little ‘comic’ spreads in there too to mix it all up.
So much fun. And there’s more coming too. This is going to be another pure joy of a series.

[Francesca Pashby]

This was so cute and so hilarious and so adorably illustrated ... great potential read aloud for Year 3s.

[Honey]

literally nothing for me here what does elen want

[Brooke - TheBrookeList]

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.

Checked out at library in consideration for Cybils Award Early Chapter book shortlist for 2021.

*Would probably have given it a full five stars, but the references are her brother making a very large "dump" in the parking lot are a bit too crude for our preferences. I know she's trying to be a bad panda, but we can't cross the line too far in these early kid chapter books. I'm still a mom, after all. If you don't mind the crude potty talk, this will have you rolling (I mean, if you're a complete rotter).

[Hannah Fazakerley]

I give this book 5 stars because it is a really good and funny book. It is suitable for young kids and older ones. The characters have brilliant names, like Liony McLion-face and Prince Googleybrain Sizzlepants Ninja Mallet-Face Wheely Schmeely Pancakeness Snotball Jelly! This book is an easy read because it has a mix of words and pictures and even comic strips!
Lin is trying hard to be bad, but even when she does bad things like chasing pigeons people always say “Ah that baby panda is SO CUTE!” She is born at a panda sanctuary but is moved to a zoo because she is the cutest panda in the WORLD! She is sadly separated from her brother (Face-Like-a-Bag-of-Potatoes) who gets to life a peaceful panda life.
I am really excited for more books in this series! By Ella aged 9

[Auro Books]

I have been recommending this book non-stop ever since I read it when it was published and it is still one of my 5-8 years old favourite book!

This book is not only funny, entertaining and with amazing illustrations by Sheena Dempsey, but it also hides a huge lesson!

I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out and find out what Lin and Fu are planning to leave the Zoo!

[Yvon]

Een boek met veel humor voor kinderen die in de middenbouw zitten en niet meer alleen avi boeken willen lezen. Er zitten wel lange woorden in, dus iets meer leeservaring is wel nodig. Het is ook een serie dus dat zal kinderen snel aanspreken. De afwisseling van tekst en af en toe een strip die het verhaal voortstuwt is slim gekozen en verfrissend. De illustraties zijn aansprekend

[Joanne]

As an adult with no kids, probably not best placed to rate this children's book. I was expecting it to be funnier. Not sure it gives out a good message, might encourage children to be naughty. Hmm. Good illustrations

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Melinda Szymanik]

Review to come

[KaitandMaddie]

We all found this hilarious and I also enjoyed the Britishisms. Kait loved the pandas, obviously. Maddie liked the giant poop.

[Tim Lepczyk]

The girls loved the poop jokes and naughtiness.

[Zoe Antoniades]

Funny silliness with cool originality about it

[Skye Norris]

I give Bad Panda a five star rating because it’s a place of silliness and you can bring your self to a world of joy 🤩!

[Jemma]

Delightful fun for children of all ages.

[Lusanne]

Grappig, heel leuk voor kinderen kinderen vanaf 6/7 jaar.

[LudmilaM]

3.75 stars. Not as good as Dave Pidgeon imo, but still a lot of fun.

[Reed]

Excellent and fun audiobook.

[Daný]

Gelezen met kinderen, erg leuk.

[Funny Bunny]

This was good to read.I loved it a bit.🤏🏾

[Vanessa Davies]

I read aloud every night with my two children, who are 9 and 7. This was just an OK read for us. It had its moments that made us laugh, but overall, it wasn't a book we looked forward to every night. I think we'll skip the sequel. We much prefer the Grimwood series by Nadia Shireen.

[Marte Jansen Klomp]

Het is wat een lang boek

[Isa Rive]

Lin, the famed cutest panda in the world is doing everything in her power to be bad. Why you ask? Read this funny early chapter book with fantastic illustrations to find out and do your best not to fall in love with her. 4.5 stars