Join Panda and Squirrel in nine funny, wise and thoughtful stories about the meaning of friendship by two world greats of children's literature. Perfect for emerging readers. Panda and Squirrel have an unbreakable friendship. They can't live without each other and do everything together: lie on the rocks to look at the moon, take walks, play games. One of their journeys lasts for only two steps, another day they discover a newly hatched duckling....

When Red, a young red panda, finds her book about pandas completely omits red pandas, she decides to write a book herself.

When Bear's new teapot is delivered by a charming lady Panda, he is unable to speak so he orders another teapot, and another, until Spider steps in to help.

Panda tries to follow a butterfly over a mountain, but the slippery, snowy slope makes it difficult to climb.

"Winter is coming, and Poppy and Sam's tiny garden neighbors are getting ready to hibernate. After stocking their pantries for the colder days ahead, Poppy and Sam settle in for a long winter's nap as well. But what is Poppy doing wrong? She can't sleep and nothing seems to work! Determined to hibernate like her friends, Poppy sets out with Sam to ask the other creatures for their deep-sleep secrets. But advice from the bees (snuggling into a honeycomb),...

"Mr. Panda asks all his animal friends if they would like a doughnut. Only one animal asks the the correct way."--Page 4 of cover. "El Sr. Panda les pregunta a todos sus amigos si quieren una rosquilla. Solo un animal la pide como debe ser."--Page 4 of cover.