I'll Wait, Mr Panda

Mr Panda is making a surprise. What is it? The animals must wait and see. But waiting is BORING. Only one little penguin has the patience and politeness to stick around. Will he be rewarded? This delicious picture book combines stunning art, an unforgettable panda and a hilarious lesson in good manners. Steve Antony's Please Mr Panda has taken the publishing world by storm. The first print run was 115,000 hardback copies. "...there's a new pre-school politeness tsar in town." THE TIMES

About the author

Since his 2014 debut, multi award-winning author-illustrator Steve Antony has so far written and illustrated 18 picture books and sold over one million copies worldwide, and 7 of his titles have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

His Mr Panda series has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide and was recently optioned for TV by Magic Light Pictures. His highly acclaimed The Queen's Hat (the first instalment of the Queen Collection) was adapted into a musical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra and won the Evening Standard's Oscars Book Prize. His Queen's Hat inspired Shaun the Sheep statue raised £15,000 for the Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity.

He plays an active role in his local community as Patron to Swindon Libraries Children's Services and recently designed their library card. He is an Ambassador for The National Literacy Trust , an active supporter of Beanstalk and a vocal advocate for more incidental inclusiveness in children's literature, having written several articles on the subject. Through his art, Steve has helped raise thousands for various UK charities including My AFK, BookTrust, Willow Foundation and Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity.

Steve's studied at Anglia Ruskin University after taking voluntary redundancy from a Swindon call centre. Steve was part-raised in New Mexico and now lives in Swindon UK with his husband and cat.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Antony, Antony Steve
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781444916676
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-1667-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 260 mm x 3 mm
• Series: Hodder Children's Books; Mr Panda; Mr Panda
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Narrative picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Manners & Etiquette, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, For primary education, Interest age: from c 3 years, For National Curriculum Early Years, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales)