The Panda Problem | How a Panda Mess Up the Narrator’s Story

The Panda Problem​

by Deborah Underwood

About this Story

"Hilarious, Imaginative, Interactive"

Ever fantasized about being the agent of chaos while your pet sulks in timeout? Deborah Underwood (master of meta humor—see Interstellar Cinderella) flips the script in The Panda Problem, handing troublemaking rights directly to a bamboo-munching rebel.

Meet the world’s least helpful panda. Refusing the typical “cute-and-cuddly” gig, he stages a one-bear mutiny:

  • “Accidentally” floods the zoo cafĂ© by clogging toilets with bamboo shoots
  • Doodles eyeglasses on every animal (even the terrified meerkats)
  1. Ignores the narrator’s desperate whispers (“Panda, stooooop—this isn’t plot-advancing!”)

Hannah Marks’ art is pure genius—think Zootopia meets spilled ink. Watch staffers facepalm as Panda

  • Pilfers a snack cart (”FUEL FOR MAYHEM”)
  • Ties orangutans’ arms in Friendship Bracelet Gordian Knots

Grown-Up Bonus: Underwood sneaks in parenting satire. When Panda screeches ”I’M NOT YOUR PROBLEM!”, tired caregivers will sigh “Mood.”

Why Kids Obsess:
đŸ”č Interactive Chaos: Shout ”PAN-DEMONIUM!” with every page turn
đŸ”č Secret Subtext: (Ssshh
 it’s accountability jazzhands—mess up, clean up)

Book Features

Author: Deborah Underwood
Illustrator: Hannah Marks
Format: Hardcover/Paperback
First published date: June 25, 2019
Language: English
Suitable age/grade for kids: 4 – 8 years/Preschool to Grade 3

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