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 café 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:
🔹 Interactive Chaos: Shout ”PAN-DEMONIUM!” with every page turn
🔹 Secret Subtext: (Ssshh… it’s accountability jazzhands—mess up, clean up)