Please Mr Panda

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While yes, please is a polite response, I think real life has most people saying yes, taking a doughnut, and then saying thank you.

The Mr Panda Series — Steve Antony

The Queen's Hat was adapted into a musical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra and won the Evening Standard's Oscar's Book Prize. If the animals had been asking him for the donuts, then the lesson in manners would make sense, but since the panda offers and then denies each one, it just makes him seem very rude. Panda offers a series of animals his delicious-looking doughnuts in this picture-book from British author/artist Steve Antony, only to change his mind, when creature after creature doesn't respond as politely as he would like.

We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. The book doesn't actually explain why only the animal that says please gets doughnuts but my 5 year old realised this and each time we read it we explain to our toddler why the rude animals don't get any doughnuts.

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But one thing is for sure,Mr Panda always gets his point across - which is,if you want one of hisdoughnuts, you had better sayPLEASE! After downloading the Book Title activities, read the book with the soundscape in your Novel Effect app! There is a gray background to all the pictures but that helps children focus on what is happening in the story. I find simple art activities like this are perfect for young toddlers who enjoy the process of painting more than the end result.Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. A "thank you" would certainly suffice in this situation, and I don't see the point of teaching children that it's okay to be rude to somebody if you think they weren't the exact right amount of polite to you first. With the black-and-white animals, plain backgrounds, and brightly colored doughnuts, Antony's art is bold, striking, and engaging. Panda is supposed to be the "moral" guy here, who is pissed when people don't say 'please' or something, but he comes off as a huge jerk. Steve Antony has captured a cute panda, delightful animals hungry for doughnuts, and a manners lesson.

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Spoiler - I know its silly, but in a story that is about encouraging kids to say please - it doesn't fit that the Panda only wants to give them away because he doesn't liek them. It isn't possible that I should walk by a picture book about pandas, penguins, or cats without giving it a close look.Judging by the reviews of those who have shared this with children, the target audience and I agree that this is effective, and funny.

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But the fact that he offered, and then reneged on the offer when the response didn't meet his own unknowable threshold for politeness, just makes him look rude. I had to show her how to make doughnut shapes put she loved adding the red play dough to decorate them.Finally, an enthusiastic lemur says the magic word, and our ursine hero rewards him with the entire box. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. Give me the pink one,” replied a tiny, squeaky voice, which I imagined to be that of a cute little penguin.