Banana

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A deeply disturbing book about the eternal struggle for equilibrium against competing demands and a shortage of supply. Despite the attempts of the kind narrator who tries everything – making suggestions for delicious combinations with honey and ice cream, wearing a banana on your head and eating it in a bun – the gorilla is having none of it.

It's hard for me to understand people who, in their reviews, throw this book to the proverbial wolves. The repetition of two simple words could be easily learned and children could join in with the text so quickly!But setting up the story this way seemed to help the kids get ready to figure out the story of two monkeys fighting over one banana. Please read our guide on permission to read books aloud online (this link will open in a new window).

And unless a solution is found and accepted by the eating populace, banana will likely become something we will be telling our grandchildren about that they will never experience.The steady beat and strong rhythm of this rhyme is great for supporting children's pre-literacy skills. Then, of course, once the stuff gets above ground, things get really grim, what with nuclear weapons and all. But e verything is in short supply in London and no one’s even seen a banana for years, so how is Susan going to find one?