I loved sharing my love of reading with children of all ages . I would like to share Just A Banana by Barney Saltzberg with you. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
Charlie and I sat down and read Just A Banana together even though its for younger children because I believe no, matter the age a book is written for or the sex we can all learn from books. Which allows us to get our children off #electronics.
Charlie and I loved the blue cover and finding out there is 10 lift-the flaps in the book. Just A Banana is the perfect book for beginning readers to more experienced readers. I like how the Author ask questions and has us use our imagination to find out what the Banan might be.
If your #Homeschooling Just A Banana could be used in your reading class, or in your children’s cooking class served with Bananas the kids turn into fun snacks. Or Art Class as you draw a Banana and create adventures for it to go on. The colors in the book with the illustrations pop and will keep children entertained for hours on end.
About:
The banana—age-old comedy gold! For silly kids who love to laugh and stretch their imaginations in creative ways, it’s the newest offering from the bestselling author of Beautiful Oops! Includes 10 lift-the-flaps.
It’s just a Banana…or is it? There’s nothing to see here—until you lift the flap to find that what at first looks like just a banana is actually a curious lizard, or a boat out at sea, or the horn of a unicorn, or…?
The narrator is on a mission to convince the reader that what they’re looking at really is just a banana…or is it? Every page of this book features what appears to be a plain old banana—until the reader lifts the flap to reveal a delightful illustration on every page that transforms the oblong yellow fruit into something new and unexpected.
With a few well-placed squiggles, dots, and lines, Saltzberg cleverly reveals a banana turned into a silly smile, a clever mouse, a crescent moon in the night sky, and more! This book allows the reader’s imagination to run wild, encouraging kids to look at objects in a whole new way, while the text hilariously insists—it’s really (pinky promise!) just a banana!
Just A Banana (Workman Kids; April 15, 2025; $15.99) is an engaging lift-the-flap book from the bestselling author of Beautiful Oops! and Arlo Needs Glasses, Barney Saltzberg. Barney is a prolific children’s book author, and you may have seen his recent New York Times reviews of three picture books.
The banana is age-old comedy gold! This book is perfect for silly kids who love to laugh and stretch their imaginations in creative ways.
Every page of this book features what appears to be a plain old banana—until the reader lifts the flap to reveal a delightful illustration on every page that transforms the oblong yellow fruit into something new and unexpected.
With a few well-placed squiggles, dots, and lines, Saltzberg cleverly reveals a banana turned into a silly smile, a clever mouse, a crescent moon in the night sky, and more!
About Barney Saltzberg:
Barney Saltzberg is the author of more than 30 books for children, including Beautiful Oops!, My Book of Beautiful Oops!, Good Egg, and the bestselling Touch and Feel Kisses series. Additionally, he’s recorded four albums of songs for children. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two dogs, and a pond full of fish.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
