Dinner at the Panda Palace

There's always room for one more at the Panda Palace! This sweet and funny counting book is celebrating 25 years in print—a proven read-aloud winner at home and in the classroom!

Join one hungry elephant, two carsick lions, three pigs running from a wolf, and dozens of other playful and hungry animals as they swing, bound, and bounce into the Panda Palace for a hearty meal. But when the restaurant is totally full, will Panda make room for one more guest?

Perfect for back to school and units on inclusion and empathy, this is a fun rhyming story packed with charming animals. It will bring smiles, even after repeated readings.

This rollicking, rhyming PBS StoryTime favorite is a counting book, an animal identification book, and a book with lots of food and fun! But most important, each child will come away knowing that "there will always be room at the Palace for you."

Guess who's coming to dinner!

Join one hungry elephant, two carsick lions, three pigs running from a wolf, and dozens of other playful yet famished animals as they swing, bound, and bounce into the Panda Palace for a hearty meal.

"This sprightly story in rhyme also incorporates a counting lesson [and] closes on a warm, satisfying note." - ALA Booklist

"Unforced, funny quatrains are reinforced with hilarious illustrations full of perfect details." - School Library Journal

"Bouncy, rhyming verse and an innovative cast of characters give this counting book zip. Only after many rereadings will little ones get their fill." - Publishers Weekly

"Everyone happily feasts on Dinner at the Panda Palace." - The Horn Book