The Perfect Sofa: questions to ask and activities to try
Panda and Penguin need a new sofa, but nothing is quite right. The Perfect Sofa is a funny story about choosing together, compromise and what really makes something perfect.
What age is it for? The Perfect Sofa is best for ages 2–6. Good for: Choosing together, and agreeing with a friend.
The Perfect Sofa (Fifi Kuo)
- Age
- 2-6
- Best for
- Choosing together, and agreeing with a friend
Read it and let your child decide which sofa they'd pick. Afterwards, talk about how two friends can agree when they want different things.
What it helps with
- Making decisions together
- Compromise when you want different things
- Opposites like big and small, hard and soft
- Letting go of old things
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why did they need a new sofa?”
- “What was wrong with the other sofas?”
- “Which sofa would you choose?”
- “How did they decide?”
- “What makes something perfect?”
- “How do you agree with a friend?”
5-minute activities to try together
Sofa shop
Line up cushions and chairs and test them like Panda and Penguin: too hard, too soft, just right.
Choose together
Pick something to do together where you each give one idea and agree on one.
Free printables: The Perfect Sofa worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
- What's fair, and why fair isn't always the same
- Age
- 3-6
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- Best for
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- Age
- 3-7
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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