Panda and Penguin Find a Thing

Ages 4 to 9, Grades P to 3

A funny and playful tale that cautions against letting a phone cause problems between friends, for the very youngest children

When a mystery device comes between two best friends, will they learn to share or decide they're better off without it at all?Panda and Penguin are best friends . . . until they find the Thing. The Thing is exciting—it has a flashing screen and makes funny ringing noises—but only one of them can play with it at a time. The Thing comes between them, but is anything worth losing their friendship?Children and adult readers alike will immediately recognize the Thing as a phone. This lighthearted lesson highlights that while technology is flashy and entertaining, it can also be isolating.

About the Author

Zehra Hicks is a tutor at Chelsea College of Arts. She has been highly commended for the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award. She lives in Surrey, UK.Zehra Hicks is a tutor at Chelsea College of Arts. She has been highly commended for the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award. She lives in Surrey, UK.