WHOA PANDA! written and illustrated by C.S. JENNINGS

How do you discuss boundaries with young children? C.S. Jennings does so delightfully with illustrations and words in WHOA PANDA! The overexuberant Panda doesn’t understand the need for distance…you know this when you see a close up of his eye and the unseen narrator playfully comments “What big eyes you have!” When Panda seems unable to listen, humor is delivered with sarcasm “your nose is cold! And wet! And in my face!” and then more clearly and specifically “Panda, please give me some space. I don’t like it when you’re too close.” I found this book had immediate application with my four and six year old grands who soon adopted the fun-to-say phrase, “Whoa Panda!” Find a link to this book in the purchase button below.