Beautiful Bananas

By Elizabeth Laird

In this East African folktale, Beatrice sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. Along the way, jungle animals cause one mishap after another that result in her losing Granddad’s present. Each animal replaces the lost gift with a new one whether it be mangoes from monkeys or flowers from a giraffe. When Beatrice finally arrives at her destination she presents her grandfather with…a beautiful bunch of bananas! Hardcover, 28 pages. Ages 4-8.