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Banana

By Ed Vere
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Banana by Ed Vere is a delightful children's book that revolves around two expressive monkeys figuring out how to share a single banana. With minimal text, it teaches important lessons about sharing, friendship, and communication through playful illustrations that capture the young reader's imagination.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you love playful stories filled with humour and delightful illustrations. Perfect for young children, it offers a fun way to explore themes of sharing and friendship, with adorable characters that children will adore.

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Getting what you want can be tricky, especially if you don't ask in quite the right way. Using only two words, this book gives an introduction to the value of manners and compromise for young children. It is filled with humour, colour and exuberance, and offers an observation of toddler behaviour.

Exuberant new picture book from the author and illustrator of The Getaway-

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A refreshed cover look for this favourite on sharing from the New York Times bestselling author, Ed Vere.

Getting what you want can be tricky, especially if you don't ask in quite the right way. Follow one little monkey's journey through many emotions as he tries every trick in the book to get hold of his friend's banana, until he finally hits on the magic word—please!

Using only two words, Banana is a fantastic introduction to the value of manners and compromise for young children. Packed with humour, colour and exuberance, this is a brilliant observation of toddler behaviour.

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Banana by Ed Vere is a delightfully simple picture book praised for its engaging and humorous storyline. Reviewers highlight the book's ability to communicate emotions and messages with minimal text, making it both accessible and entertaining for young readers. The charming illustrations and playful use of the word "banana" create a humorous and interactive reading experience that children enjoy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141500591

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Illustration: Full colour throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ed Vere

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 249.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 204g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Ed Vere Penguin Books

About the Author

Ed Vere (Author, Illustrator) Ed Vere is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer and illustrator of picture books, including How To Be a Lion - winner of Oscar's Book Prize - and Max the Brave which was named one of The Sunday Times's '100 Modern Children's Classics'. He studied fine art at Camberwell College of Art and has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1999. Ed has worked with CLPE to co-create the Power of Pictures scheme which encourages visual literacy in primary school education and has received major funding from the Arts Council. He is also a painter, working from his studio in east London.

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