Beautiful Bananas Paperback by by Elizabeth Laird; illustrated by Liz Pichon

Product Details

• Publisher: Peachtree (2013-03-05)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 32 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781561456918
• Item Weight: 164.43 grams
• Dimensions: 9.67 x 9.66 x 0.17 cm

A young girl's ordinary journey through the jungle turns into an amusing adventure, thanks to a few surprising encounters along the way.

Beatrice sets out through the lush African jungle to visit her beloved granddad. She carries with her a bunch of beautiful bananas as a special gift for him.

But her journey is interrupted as she encounters friendly but mischievous animals, including a giraffe, a parrot, monkeys...even a swarm of bees! When she loses the bananas, every animal tries to replace them with something special, but each gift gets lost in turn.

Finally, a friendly elephant reaches high into the trees. Will Granddad get his beautiful bananas after all?

Author Elizabeth Laird's clever, circular folktale is complemented by illustrator Liz Pichon's bright, bold images of the African jungle and the colorful and exotic animals that live there.

About the Author

Elizabeth Laird was born in New Zealand and grew up in England. She helped to create the Ethiopian Story Collecting Project, which collected over three hundred stories, which were published in English and Amharic for use in Ethiopian schools. She is an award-winning author who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal several times and has won the Smarties Young Judges prize. She lives in England.

Liz Pichon studied graphic design and worked as an art director in the music industry. She is the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the Tom Gates series, which has sold over eleven million copies internationally and been translated into forty-four languages. She lives in England.