Giant: A Panda of the Enchanted Forest (Happy Fox Books) An Educational Fairy Tale in a Children's Picture Book that Teaches Respect for Animals & Provides a Way for Kids to Get in Touch with Nature

A good addition to my nephew's animal book collection.

The book it awesome I like it

This is a beautifully illustrated book about a Panda living alone in an enchanted forest. It has a talking tree and a village nearby. The Panda, named Giant is happy with his life. When the people start a fire to burn down the forest for more farmland, Giant and the tree work together to save the forest. This is a great story line to this point. It teaches about animal endangerment and how it happens. Pandas are a very endangered species so this is a timely story. It is surprising how much children love pandas and most of them have probably never seen one. Then, out of the blue, Giant meets his twin brother Bino, who had set out to find him when their mother died. the story just ends abruptly at that point. My grandson thought it was nice that he wouldn't be alone anymore, so maybe children will not find this as much of an issue as I did. The illustrations are stylized and my grandchildren seemed to like them. Of course, my granddaughter kept calling Giant, Dave after the blue panda in one of her favourite cartoons. A nice story for young children. The publisher, Happy Fox Books, provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, opinions and ideas are my own.

Giant is a panda who wandered until he found a new forest to call home. Though it was a strange new place, and he missed his family, Giant grew to love the forest and befriended a great bamboo. One day, people who wanted to build homes where the forest was, lit the forest on fire in an effort to burn it down. Giant and his bamboo friend worked together to get help and saved the forest from burning. While washing away the soot from his fur, Giant came across his twin brother, whom he had missed dearly, and they started a new life in the forest together.Right off the bat, stellar illustrations. The artwork in this children’s book is gorgeous, which is always a tremendous plus in my book. As far as the story itself, the intent was good, but the execution left me wanting. The writing style was stilted, the segues weren’t fluid, and the reconnection with his brother should have been fleshed out a little more or left out entirely.The illustrations alone are worth a recommendation, even if the story falls short.Note: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. I pride myself on writing fair and honest reviews.

Giant is a beautifully written book with gorgeous illustrations. It is not only a lovely story about a very brave panda bear on the surface, but also a story of the environment and how we can help preserve important species. The illustrations are bold and would keep any youngster interested, looking at all the details about them. These are paired with rich text geared to increase vocabulary. This would keep the child with the wiggles focused. The environmental message may also be a bit too advanced for preschool students, but the message of taking care of precious animals is there for all to take. It is a great book, recommended for classroom libraries, preschoolers, and first-time readers as well.Thank you to the publisher and #NetGalley for a pre-publication ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I really love pandas, one of my first stuffed animals (that I still have) is a panda. So I love seeing them in books. This was a cute tale about a panda and his forest and friends. The story is about a fire that threatens Giant and his home and he has to get people to help him put it out. There is problem solving and the ending is very cute but the illustrations were so pretty too.The pictures while seemingly simple are very nice and the colors pop to keep the attention of younger ones. Another nice thing is that there aren't too many words, so the story is fairly short and parents can keep those pages moving to also keep attention.I thought this a fun book, I really loved the panda main character and I think that younger readers will enjoy listening to this story.

I absolutely love this book! Just the image of Giant the Panda living in an Enchanted Forest is thrilling. Sweet sweet illustrations and Giant’s poignant tale of being separated from his brother after their mother’s death also tug at the heart strings. And the mysterious way in which the bamboo trees save Giant and the Forest add to this utterly compelling story for children and adults. 5/5Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.#GiantThePandaHappyFoxBooks #NetGalley

Thanks Net Galley for the digital download of this book. Who doesn’t love a story about a love able panda? That’s right no one! Anyway, this story is about an adorable panda named Giant. He spends his days relaxing in the forest talking to his favorite tree. There is a fire in the forest and he has to figure out how to let the villagers know. The ending was a little confusing for me but other than that it was such a cute book with some beautiful illustrations. I would recommend this book!

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