"Bizarrely funny" The Horn Book. A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruiserswith activities to save families from "I'm bored" disease. Diverse banana characters try crazy stunts in a cautionary children's story with simple healthful recipes, including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.
7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)
Laughs
Fun family activity
African-American child
Hard cover, soft cover, or ebook
#1 in the Food Books for Kids series. The perfect length book for children (not too long for adults: 24 pages); it's clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls (ages 4 10, preschool 5th grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE). Grab more healthy recipes and online secrets at PremioBooks. 320 read-aloud words (before recipes) by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don't miss his 60 multicultural books); illustrated by Jeff Faerber.
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