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Amy the Red Panda is writing the best story in the world

by Venable, Colleen A. F.,

Format: Print Book 2017
Availability: Available at 2 Libraries 2 of 2 copies

Available (2)
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Cooper-Siegel Community Library Picture Book E VEN
Location  Cooper-Siegel Community Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  E VEN
 
 
Robinson Library Juvenile Picture Books PICT FIC VENABLE
Location  Robinson Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Books
 
Call Number  PICT FIC VENABLE
 
 

Summary


An exuberant, hilarious guessing game about storytelling, creativity, friendship, and patience--with the most adorable animal menagerie you'll find anywhere!

Amy the Red Panda starts to tell her best friend Mervin the Sloth a story when--uh-oh--a rainstorm of letters pours down! When it stops, Amy reads a sentence in the sky: Amy the Red Panda is writing the best story in the world.

The BEST story in the WORLD That's a tall order. Especially when all of the other animals have their own opinions on what the story should be about. Big animals or small ones Acrobats A pirate bird flying the Seven Seas Oh, dear! Luckily, Mervin is there to give Amy just the right inspiration.

A companion to Mervin the Sloth Is About to Do the Best Thing in the World, this funny-bone-tickling picture book brings back a cast of zany, irresistible animal friends and an inventive, playful format. Pitch-perfect, full of imagination, and just right for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, The Book with No Pictures, and The Monster at the End of This Book.

Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Constructed along the same lines as Venable's Mervin the Sloth Is about to Do the Best Thing in the World (2016), this metafictional episode matches a furry yarn-spinner with a rain of big letters that drop into sight to trumpet the titular announcement. Amy is eager to oblige, but hardly does she get past Once upon a time than she's overwhelmed with suggestions and corrections from animal friends. With so many choices to make, what's a red panda (or any writer, for that matter) to do? Chan places her simply drawn figures against a blank, spacious backdrop that soon becomes crowded with dialogue balloons. Amy falls into such a severe case of writer's block that even the floating letters all tumble to the floor, but, eventually, a simple story emerges one that will draw the wayward audience members back and leave them eager for more. Young would-be writers who are likewise stuck will come away with fresh resolve as well as a passel of potential story starters.--Peters, John Copyright 2017 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Storytelling -- Fiction.
Red panda -- Fiction.
Pandas -- Fiction.
Sloths -- Fiction.
Animals -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Publisher New York, NY :Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,2017
Edition First edition.
Contributors Chan, Ruth, 1980- illustrator.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN 9780062338488
006233848X
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