Synopses & Reviews
Such a little banana causing such a big pile of trouble! How could it be? First the grocer, then the painter, next the bicycle messenger, and then -- oh, no -- not the baby in the carriage! An entire town turned upside down, all by a banana peel! andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Caldecott Medal-winning artist David Small and award-winning author Jennifer Armstrong have created a roller-coaster ride of a picture book told in rhyming street signs that will tickle and delight readers from beginning to end and over and over again.
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"Hilarious...a glorious escapade packed with child appeal."
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"Small set up a hilarious chain of events...breathless visual pacing."
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andlt;divandgt;"Hilarious...a glorious escapade packed with child appeal."andlt;/divandgt;
Synopsis
Everyday signs serve as captions for this pictorial tale of what happens after a man tosses a banana peel into the garbage can and misses.
Synopsis
When the street performer's pet monkey throws his banana peel onto the sidewalk, chaos erupts on a quiet afternoon as one simple accident kicks off a series of crazy mishaps and unexpected events.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Jennifer Armstrongandlt;/Bandgt; is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include andlt;iandgt;Hugh Can Doandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Catandlt;/iandgt; (both ALA Notable books); andlt;iandgt;The Dreams of Mairhe Mehanandlt;/iandgt; (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book); and andlt;iandgt;Black-Eyed Susanandlt;/iandgt; (a New York Public Library Best Book). Her first novel, andlt;iandgt;Steal Awayandlt;/iandgt;, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include andlt;iandgt;Pocketsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Shipwreck at the Bottom of the Worldandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Magnus at the Fireandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Photo by Bradyandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Once Upon a Bananaandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in New York State.David Small is the Caldecott Awardandndash;winning illustrator of andlt;iandgt;So You Want to Be President?andlt;/iandgt; by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for andlt;iandgt;The Gardenerandlt;/iandgt; by Sarah Stewart and andlt;iandgt;One Cool Friendandlt;/iandgt; by Toni Buzzeo. Heandrsquo;s illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including andlt;iandgt;That Book Womanandlt;/iandgt; by Heather Henson and andlt;iandgt;The Underneathandlt;/iandgt; by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.