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Wake Up, Little Panda
Reading level 4 · First sentencesAges 3–5

Wake Up, Little Panda

by ReadRead · 90 sec

Quack! Duck is awake. Shh! Bobo is asleep. A very first book for very new readers: one short sentence on every page, and the picture always shows the word.

10pop-up spreads
19things to tap
2new words
Words in this book
asleepawakeboboduckeveryonehooraynightoink
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Inside the book

The sun comes up over a little bamboo farm. Cock-a-doodle-doo! The rooster is awake. Quack! The duck is awake. Oink! The pig is awake. Moo! The cow is awake. But Bobo the little panda is still asleep in his straw bed. Quack, oink, moo! Still asleep! Then the duck tickles him with a soft yellow feather. Tickle, tickle! Bobo is awake! Everyone eats breakfast, plays, and when the moon comes up, everyone is asleep again.

Bobo the little panda wakes up with a big stretch in Wake Up, Little Panda.
Bobo the little panda wakes up with a big stretch in Wake Up, Little Panda.
At sunrise, the rooster wakes up by the little barn while Bobo sleeps in his straw bed.
At sunrise, the rooster wakes up by the little barn while Bobo sleeps in his straw bed.
Shh! Bobo is asleep, and all his farm friends are awake around him.
Shh! Bobo is asleep, and all his farm friends are awake around him.
Under the moon and stars, everyone on the farm is asleep again.
Under the moon and stars, everyone on the farm is asleep again.

The new words in this book

asleep

Sleeping, with eyes closed. It comes up 6 times, and every time a friend on the page is really asleep: curled up with eyes shut, breathing slowly, with little sleepy bubbles floating up.

awake

Not sleeping any more, with eyes open. It comes up 9 times: the rooster, the duck, the pig, the cow and at last Bobo open their eyes, stretch and hop.

Made for children just starting kindergarten. Each page has one short sentence (3 to 6 words) in one pattern: “Quack! Duck is awake.” / “Oink! Pig is awake.” Only one word changes, so a child can say the page with you by the third spread. Every other word is one a 4-year-old already knows, like duck, pig, cow, moo, tickle and night.

Questions to ask while you read

Pause after each spread and ask one question. There are no right answers; the point is to get your child talking.

  1. 1Who is making that loud noise? Can you crow like the rooster?
  2. 2Is the duck asleep or awake? What does the duck say?
  3. 3Look at the pig’s eyes. Are they open or closed?
  4. 4Can you say “Moo!” like the cow?
  5. 5Who is still asleep? Let’s whisper: “Shh!”
  6. 6Everyone is calling. Is Bobo awake yet?
  7. 7What does the duck use to tickle Bobo? Can you tickle your hand?
  8. 8What is Bobo eating? Yum!
  9. 9Tap a friend. Is it asleep or awake now?
  10. 10What is in the sky now? Who is asleep?

How hard is this book?

4
Reading level · KFirst sentences

About 50 words, one short sentence at a time, one pattern that repeats.

51words in all
24different words
4.6words per sentence
7longest sentence
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Words a child can sound out, by phonics step
Step 1 · short a, i, o31%
Step 2 · all short vowels33%
Step 3 · blends47%
Step 4 · magic e, ee/ai47%
Step 5 · ar/or, oo/ou65%
Step 6 · longer words100%
Grammar in this book
  • Questions × 1Tap! Asleep or awake?
Words that may stop a reader
everyonehooraymoonightoinkdoodoodleor
All 19 words, most used first

awake 9 · is 8 · asleep 6 · everyone 2 · moo 2 · night 2 · oink 2 · quack 2 · tickle 2 · a · cock · doo · doodle · hooray · or · shh · still · tap · yum

Names don’t count: the picture shows who it is.

Tips for parents

  • First time: use Read to me and just enjoy the pictures together. It takes about a minute and a half.
  • Act the words: close your eyes and snore on “asleep”, open your eyes wide and stretch on “awake”.
  • Read it again and pause before the last word of each page, so your child can say “asleep” or “awake”.
  • Make the animal sounds together before each page: cock-a-doodle-doo, quack, oink, moo.
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