Pandamonium by Richard L. Sartore - Anime - A panda bear is sent as a gift to the United States.  Upon arrival, the  panda is  confused for a prize-wining siberian husky and mistakenly kidnapped instead.  Two siblings, staying temporarily with neighbors, discover the abducted panda.  The story is complicated by the trusted neighbors (NICK and CLARA) who are actually the kidnappers.   Like any kids who find an animal, they suddenly develop an attachment. But this is no typical panda.  The panda, in addition to speaking,  ultimately uses it's WISH POWER to transform into a teenage boy. - pdf, format 8)