If You Were a Panda Bear

(Hardback)

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If you were a Panda bear,

Guess what you would wear

A black-and-white suit
And eye patcheshow cute!

You'd be very shy,
You'd eat lots of bamboo.

Then you'd take a long nap
What a good thing to do!

Everyone knows black bears are black, but did you know they can climb trees Which kind of bear has funny hair Which one loves catching fish

Wendell and Florence Minor celebrate the varied personalities of a parade of bears in this spirited collection of poems about our most playfuland lovablefriends.

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"A global array of bears parade by in this delightful story for the very young. A lovely title to engage the imaginations and interest of budding animal enthusiasts." -- Kirkus Reviews

Praise for If You Were a Penguin: "Wendell's vibrant large-scale figures, set against bracing polar landscapes, have enough personality to captivate a crowd." -- ALA Booklist

Praise for If You Were a Penguin: "A playful and lightly informative look at the life of penguins...an excellent storytime addition." -- School Library Journal

Author Bio

Florence Minor is the author of Christmas Tree!, illustrated by Wendell Minor, which Kirkus Reviews praised for its "imaginative Christmas trees and poetic, rhyming text." If You Were a Penguin, her second collaboration with Wendell, was selected by Pennsylvania for its "One Book, Every Young Child" early literacy program. If You Were a Panda Bear is her third picture book for children.Wendell Minor is the illustrator of more than fifty award-winning picture books for children, including Mojave by Diane Siebert, Abe Lincoln Remembers by Ann Turner, The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow, and the New York Times bestseller Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin, as well as numerous books about the outdoors with his frequent collaborator, Jean Craighead George, including their classic Everglades.The Minors live in Connecticut, where they share their home and studio with their cats, Sofie and Cindercat.