Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Reviews

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  Vivian

  There are lots of wiggle and stretch opportunities for children in this book, so in our story time we all stood up as we opened to the first page.
  
  Panda sees a bald eagle (everyone flap wings, being careful not to bump any friends).
  Eagle sees a water buffalo (everyone run in place, as if "charging").
  Buffalo sees a spider monkey (everyone wave arms as if "swinging").
  Monkey sees a green sea turtle (everyone paddle flippers).
  Turtle sees a macaroni penguin (everyone strut in place--Charlie Chaplin style).
  Penguin sees a sea lion (everyone clap fins)
  Sea lion sees a red wolf (everyone tiptoe in place as if sneaking).
  Wolf sees a whooping crane (everyone stand on one leg).
  Crane sees a black panther (everyone sit back down).
  Panther sees the moon --which in the book is a "dreaming child"(everyone close their eyes).
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  Irysnez

  The pandas are so cute
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  debbicat *made of stardust*

  It’s perfect!
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  Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit)

  We've been reading this book every single night for the past year. It's the first book that my daughter has memorized enough to read to us! It has helped tremendously with learning about animals that have longer names. Instead of just monkey, she now knows that there are different types of monkeys. We love explaining the different habitats of each animal. This book has been lots of fun to read together and has helped us learn our colors and learn about new animals.
  
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  Ghazaal B.

  Other than beautiful illustrations, these books have such sweet and unexpected endings that makes you smile and go through the whole story again. :)
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  Ashley Stookey

  A favorite in our house! Simple and fun
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  Kat

  Basic Plot: Animals in the wild.
  
  This book was identical in structure to
  Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, also by
  Bill Martin Jr. and
  Eric Carle. Carle's colorful, distinct artwork accompanies a simple, repetitive question-response format that my little guy really loves. The only trick was getting him to say "see" instead of "hear" like he did in the other book. As before also, I wasn't terribly into it, but he was, and that's the important thing with these stories. To see him get involved with the reading, I'd happily read a dozen of these.
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  Joy

  I wish I could say I liked this book, but I rarely read it to my daughters because it is so complicated. It does not flow well at all compared to Brown Bear, Brown Bear. The names of the animals are very complicated so I think it is hard for my language-challenged daughters to follow. Also, the end is kind of preachy.
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  Rachel

  We've had this one day and already read it many times
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  Jamie

  This is Gus's favorite book in the world. I've grown to truly hate it.
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  SaraLaLa

  This book is similar to
  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, but a copy is never as good as the original. The writing doesn't roll off the tongue, but it's nice to see that some obscure/specific (for kids) animals are mentioned. For example: macaroni penguin (as opposed to just penguin) and whooping crane.
  
  My husband HATES this book and refuses to read it to our daughter. She seems to be okay with hearing it, though. I don't care one way or another.
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  Melissa

  Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr. are the perfect pair. This is the third book written in the what do you see model and is just as good as the others. A panda spies a bald eagle who spies a water buffalo who spies a spider monkey who spies another animal all the way to a sleeping child dreaming about these animals all wild and free.
  
  This is a good book for introducing rhyme to children.
  
  It is also a good book to introduce the issue of endangered animals as each animal in the book is on the endangered list.
  
  It is also a good book for talking about animals and where they live.
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  Siobhan

  A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.
  
  And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?
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  Brittany Grant

  My 18 month old likes this book even though I feel like it is Eric Carle selling out. Of course, endangered species are a great clause. But the original Brown Bear had such a rhythmical feel to it and this is tough. "Macaroni Pengiun, Macaroni Penguin What Do You Hear?" .... I mean, come on.
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  John Yelverton

  It's a nice enough book about various animals, but it's pretty clunky to read. It doesn't have a rhyme scheme, and trying to say "macaroni penguin" twice out loud is all but a tongue twister.
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  Abby Hargreaves

  Look, I'll be honest, I don't understand the appeal of Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?. The rhythm is not one that I find entertaining, there's no rhyme scheme, and the illustrations are kind of drab in color. But the reality is, kids LOVE this book. I finally conceded and read it during storytime today and got a huge response. The trick will be pretending I'm enjoying it when I'm reading it (which is usually a prerequisite for storytime -- if the reader doesn't like the book, it's a no-go -- but this is so beloved, I guess there's an exception here). For whatever reason, this one is a winner with all ages. I read it to my baby/toddler group today, but know it would be just as popular with preschoolers and even a little older. The mystery remains for me, but I can't deny it's a success where it matters.
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  Kristen

  My five year old son and I picked this book out as we had read a lot of Eric Carle books for his schoolwork.
  
  While I enjoyed the fact that this reads like Brown Bear, Brown Bear (making it easy for my three year old to 'read'), I did not really like the inclusion of some odd animal choices - like a black panther. There is no such thing as a panther. It would be a leopard. Panthera is the genus for the big cat family of leopards, lions, tigers, and jaguars. (And yes, I know this is a children's book but it is a huge pet peeve of mine and if they want to teach children about protecting our animals, it should be done correctly.)
  
  Anyway...while I won't be checking this book out again from the library, I will be looking for more Eric Carle books if our children would like to read them.
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  Anna Sommer

  This book is a series of different animals seeing each other in passing and naming the next animal they see. Finally it is revealed at the end that all of the animals and their interactions are in a child's dream. The illustrations in this book are by Eric Carle and are no disappointment. The colors are vivid and it feels as though you could reach through the pages and touch each animal, because of the visual texture. This book is a great one to get kids interested and confident in reading. The illustrations make the pattern of the words anything but boring and since the words are predictable, the kids will know part of the words on every single page. I feel as thought that could allow them to gain confidence and eventually be able to read those words and the rest of the book. This is a great book for kindergarten or preschool, because they'll still be excited about being able to repeat the same thing over and over. Older kids might find the predictability of the book annoying.
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  Denise みか Hutchins

  While the text in this third entry of the Bear series still doesn't flow as well as the first book, it's much better than the second. I can imagine reading this aloud to a class without distracting the kids with stutters and flubs. Also on the plus side, as someone to whom the protection of animals and their habitat is dearly important, I love that the theme of this book is endangered species. The lines toward the end, where the dreaming child is seen "watching over" the animals and sees them "wild and free" is surprisingly moving! Coupled with the illustrations, which this time each have a colorful background, I consider this a solidly 5-star children's picturebook.
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  Heather T.

  We did not care for this one. Heather liked the repetitiveness of it, and of course that it included animals. But these animals were exotic choices that we don't really see or talk about much in other books/toys/what-have-you, so she did seem a little confused. Also, the illustrations in general were not quite up to par with some other drawings of this style, and the sleeping child was terrifying. It reminded me of the lost souls in Disney's Hercules film. Mom wasn't a fan.
  
  - Heather's mom, 1/23/2022