Please Mr Panda

Politeness goes a long way in Please Mr Panda, a delightfully witty picture book about good manners and magical doughnuts. Mr Panda is offering a tray full of delicious treats, but there's one small catch-he's waiting for someone who knows how to say œplease. Each animal he meets demands a doughnut, but none of them uses the magic word. That is, until a tiny lemur changes everything. Written and illustrated by multi-award-winning creator Steve Antony, this modern classic has sold over half a million copies worldwide and has been hailed by The Sun, Kirkus, and The Times as a must-read for teaching kindness, respect, and social skills.

Educational Benefits:

• Introduces the concept of manners and respectful communication.
• Supports social-emotional development through modelling kindness.
• Promotes early literacy with repetitive, predictable language.
• Encourages inferencing and discussion through character reactions.

Classroom Ideas:

• Role-play œpolite vs impolite conversations using characters from the book.
• Create a œmanners wall with examples of kind words and phrases.
• Use doughnut-themed crafts to reinforce the œplease lesson.
• Write a new story where Mr Panda offers something different-how do characters respond?

Information:

• Ages: 3-6 years
• Format: Picture Book
• Author/Illustrator: Steve Antony
• Awards: Over 700,000 copies sold globally; optioned for TV by Magic Light Pictures
• Series: Mr Panda