When You Adopt a Pandarina: A Picture Book

A sparkling picture book about trying your best and never giving up, thanks to an inspiring magical pet.

Next time you’re in Fairyland, make sure you visit Mrs Paws’s Haven for Magical Pets in the town of Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk.

It’s truly an enchanting place. There are singing llamas, sparkly starwhals, snuffly pugicorns . . . and Pandarina!! That’s right! She’s a panda who loves to dance.

Princess Skye thinks that she is SO clumsy. There’s no way she can dance at Queen Elsie’s birthday ball with all her friends! But waiting for her at Mrs. Paws’s Haven for Magical Pets is a pet who might just change her mind . . .

Pandarina is a magical panda who loves to dance. Can Pandarina help Princess Skye find her feet?

This heartwarming series celebrates the joy and responsibility of caring for others, gently teaching young readers about empathy, friendship, and the magic of unconditional love.

When You Adopt series:
When You Adopt a Pugicorn
When You Adopt a Starwhal
When You Adopt a Pandarina
When You Adopt a Pugicorn: The Christmas Wish

Matilda Rose is the author of the When You Adopt series, which includes Pugicorn, La-La-Llama, Pandarina, and more fun-filled adventures set in a fairy-tale world featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best, and being yourself, the When You Adopt books combine sparkle, fun, and heart. Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and art teacher. He’s illustrated Pugicorn and the When You Adopt series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring, and many more amazing children’s books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other. He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife, Julia.