Panda Cake

Thia is a favorite book of mine. I read it to my eight children and to any children's group I had the privilege of teaching. It teaches do not steal and do not try to twist the intentions of authority. Mama Panda gave her son money to pay for ingriedents for a cake, not for him to go to the fair.

This was a favorite book of mine 25 years ago. My mom saved our original copy and now I read it to my 3 and 2 yr olds nearly every night. It is their top request. The rhymes, illustrations, and take home message are absolutely precious. Brings back such sweet memories of my own childhood!

I am one of 5 siblings who adored this book as a child. Twenty years later, as adults, we are all fighting over who gets to keep it! I will have to purchase more! So far, I am the only one with a child. My 3 year old son LOVES this book! The black and white drawings are lovely and are not cartoonish versions of animals, they look more realistic. There are many opportunities to learn about rhyming, animals and consequences. You could also educate your child about fragile Panda's and how important it is to help them. I wish that they would reprint this book. My copy will probably fall apart by the time my son is done "loving" it! Buy this book if you can find it!

I had this book as a child and my children now read it. It is a fun and whimsical way to teach children the joy of reading. It's an absolute "10"

PANDA CAKE is a wonderful story put to ryhme. "Now, a panda cake is a special cake, it's not like any you've eaten; it has apples and roots and bamboo shoots and clover honey for topping!" And when momma panda sends her two sons out to buy the ingrediants she is surprised when only the younger of the two returns with all the ingrediants, followed by a lot of angry animals. Come to find out, big brother has taken mommas money and gone to the fair after obtaining the ingrediants from other sources, i.e. the pig's apple tree, the goat's bamboo shoots, the bird's cherries, etc. Filled with fun dialogue, mostly in the first person view of the little brother, and clever black and white drawings, the reader is licking his lips for a taste of mommas cake and nodding at her patience and ability to make the awkward moment a triumph!