Go bananas for these books
You can't go wrong with a banana! They're bright, tasty... and often make fantastic book characters. And what's more, kids love them!
We've put together a list of some of our favourite banana books so get peeling and enjoy!
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Would You Like a Banana?
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Interest level: 2-5
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Would You Like a Banana?
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Interest level: 2-5
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The gorilla in this book is hungry, but she doesn’t want the banana she’s been offered. Except, when the banana is taken away, it …
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Gary’s Banana Drama
Author: Jane Massey
Interest level: 2-5
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Gary’s Banana Drama
Author: Jane Massey
Interest level: 2-5
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When Gary the gorilla runs out of bananas he is forced to go out and find more but although he sees bananas everywhere, he can’t e…
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Follow the cartoon-style adventures of two monkeys. One of them has a banana and the other one wants it - but what is the magic wo…
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We Eat Bananas
Author: Katie Abey
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
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We Eat Bananas
Author: Katie Abey
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
Animal friends chomp their way through a variety of different meals in this cheerful celebration of food. Bright, bold illust…
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Betty Goes Bananas in her Pyjamas
Author: Steve Antony
Interest level: 2-5
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Betty Goes Bananas in her Pyjamas
Author: Steve Antony
Interest level: 2-5
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Betty, the baby gorilla, is a delightfully wilful and impulsive character and her reluctance to surrender to sleep will strike a v…
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If I was a Banana
Author: Alexandra Tylee Illustrator: Kieran Rynhart
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 5+
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If I was a Banana
Author: Alexandra Tylee Illustrator: Kieran Rynhart
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 5+
'If I was…' begins this gentle picture-book poem, in which a boy takes off on a flight of fancy. This lovely exercise in im…
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Kitchen Disco
Author: Clare Foges Illustrator: Al Murphy
Interest level: 3-5
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Kitchen Disco
Author: Clare Foges Illustrator: Al Murphy
Interest level: 3-5
Reading age:
Did you know when you go to sleep all the fruit in the bowl comes to life and has a fun-filled, night long party?
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Fruits: a Caribbean Counting Poem
Author: Valerie Bloom Illustrator: David Axtell
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
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Fruits: a Caribbean Counting Poem
Author: Valerie Bloom Illustrator: David Axtell
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
From half a pawpaw to five jew-plums through to ten bananas, this girl’s love of Caribbean fruits is so infectious that you can al…
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