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Queen panda can't sleep / by Susanna Isern ; illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson.
Queen Panda hasn't been able to sleep for days. Her subjects are worried and exhausted from serving her day and night. Something must be done! As news spreads throughout the kingdom that a reward will be given to whoever can make the Queen sleep, animals from faraway places rush to the palace to try their luck. Who will find the magic solution to Queen Panda's problem?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635920956 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : StarBerry Books, 2018.
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| Subject: | Sleep > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pemberton and District Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton and District Public Library | E ISE (Text) | 31894000519800 | Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 August #1
Queen Panda has been awake for days, and her exhausted subjects are desperate to find a way to make their grouchy monarch fall asleep. Since she is unable to fall asleep, Queen Panda insists that her servants stay awake as well: The tailors sew by moonlight, the cook prepares rice cakes 24/7, and the butler keeps cleaning all night long. Exhausted, the royal adviser pens a decree, promising "a bag of Chinese pearls" to whomever can lull the queen into slumber. Visitors arrive from around the world, and each of them tries a different trick: A Mongolian shepherd suggests that the queen count his sheep, a Bengali storyteller tells her "the world's most boring story," a Parisian diva sings her a lullabyâ¦but nothing seems to work. Will the queen ever fall asleep? The tone of Isern's narrative is reminiscent of a folktale, especially the value-based ending (after a day of honest work, the queen falls asleep easily). Ruiz Johnson's rich illustrations are populated with anthrop omorphic animals and display a Chinese influence, particularly in the clothes the characters wear, Queen Panda's palace, and depictions of flowers and the bamboo in the background. Text and illustrations work together seamlessly, resulting in subtle humor and wordplay that do not escape readersâthe Mongolian shepherd, for instance, is a wolf, and the Bengali storyteller is a tiger. A charming, sensible tale for audiences young and old. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
