Once Upon a Banana by Jennifer Armstrong - ISBN: 9780689859519
Paperback
Banana peel chaos! Street signs hilariously chronicle one town’s slippery day.

Once Upon a Banana

  • Paperback

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2013

Summary

Everyday street signs act as deadpan captions for the slapstick happenings in this ingenious picture book that is hilariously told in street signs. Go!

The sign says: “Put litter in its place.” But someone isn’t paying attention. He drops a banana peel on the ground—and a series of comical slips, spills, and falls are set hilariously into motion. 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 d…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780689859519
ISBN-10:0689859511
Author:Jennifer Armstrong, David Small
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Paula Wiseman Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:1 September 2013
Weight:204g
Dimensions:292mm x 229mm x 8mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Small set up a hilarious chain of events…breathless visual pacing.”

“Hilarious…a glorious escapade packed with child appeal.”“Small set up a hilarious chain of events…breathless visual pacing.”

About The Author

Jennifer Armstrong

Jennifer Armstrong is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include Hugh Can Do, Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book), and Black-Eyed Susan. Her first novel, Steal Away, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include Pockets, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Magnus at the Fire, Photo by Brady, and Once Upon a Banana. She lives in New York state.

David Small is the Caldecott Award–winning illustrator of So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo. He’s illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including That Book Woman by Heather Henson and The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.

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