Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids

by Jeff Faerber (Illustrator), Karl Beckstrand

Overview

"Bizarrely funny" - The Horn Book. A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers--with 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.

LOOK inside! Explore six more kids' food books in a bundle: GROW: How We Get Food from Our Garden; The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga;Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm; It Came from Under the High Chair; She Doesn't Want the Worms; Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery) PremioBooks.

Family STEM book, children's cookbook with black and Hispanic characters; 8"x10" full-color fruit humor book for reluctant readers; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Worldwide rights © Juneteenth 2011; comes with classroom lesson plans), libraries, schools, and all major cookbook distributors. LCCN: 2010910826; GAM020000, JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV054000, JUV020000; YNPC, YBG, JNTS; Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780977606511
Publisher:	Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, LLC
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Series:	Food Books for Kids , #1
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.07(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Karl Beckstrand lives to share ideas; "My stories are born in real-life irony—so there's usually a surprise by the end." Raised in San Jose, California, USA, he has lived abroad and been a Spanish/English interpreter. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and has worked in high-tech, marketing, non-profit and public policy. An engaging public speaker, he has experience in TV, radio, studio and film—but is happiest singing as a rock front man. (Search: "Karl Beckstrand - Author" on FB)

Editorial Reviews

“Eccentric, humorous illustrations … inspired … fresh … extremely funny … Delicious, healthy and kid friendly … recipes” – Midwest Book Review “Karl Beckstrand's bizarrely funny picture book Bad Bananas – A Story Cookbook for Kids shows how good bananas go wrong … Salvation appears in the form of banana-based recipes … Delicious … I'll take an appreciative ‘mmm’ from The Horn Book staff any day.” – Katie Bircher, Out of the Box Horn Book blog review “This is a fun book for kids ages 4 to 12. … While banana characters get crazy, this cookbook shares healthy recipes for everything from banana muffins to pancakes and smoothies. This is a family-fun cookbook that’s a story and a cookbook.” – Kat Dennis, Easy Cooking in the Kitchen "A story, an activity book [with] recipes parents and kids can enjoy together, ... a rollicking romp through badness that any kid can relish. Charming; even a bad banana can turn out good!" – Alison Levy, Park Slope Food Coop Linewaiter’s Gazette, Brooklyn, NY “What a great concept for a story … refreshing, fun and creative. The writing flawlessly goes … from the start to the end … I believe this book will get kids to open their imaginations … The story will surface every time they eat a banana for days to come and … you will find different recipes for the kids to try at home. They look … scrumptious and mouth-watering … The language … is child friendly and the situations are age appropriate. The drawings and color throughout the book are vivid and fun. This book will delight children from 1st - 4th grades, their teachers, and parents.” - Anna del C. Dye. for Readers Favorite “I was surprised to find that … Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids was written by the same man who wrote Anna’s Prayer. They’re so different! … The text is full of puns … The illustrations are fun. You’ve not seen anything until you’ve seen a banana … participating in extreme fruit sports! [Note] the fruit labels … for literary effect.” – Rachel Ramey Titus2homemaker.com “This is a great interactive story which teaches an important message…. The illustrations are fabulous and tie in the story amazingly! I notice something new in the artwork each time I read the book. My children have read it over and over and can't wait to try out all of the recipes!” – Teri S. “This story cookbook for kids lets parents do two good things with one action. Parents can read with their children and share quality time, … preparing and enjoying the recipes in the book.” – kids-recipes.com “Are you looking for a fun way to spend time with your kids in the kitchen? Well, Bad Bananas; A Story Cookbook, is for you! … Delightful … I truly love this cookbook because it promotes parent and child interaction to create a strong family bond while encouraging reading at the same time! Great gift!” – H. K. Gilbert, hkgilbert.com “A sign of a good cookbook? When you get done reading it and your Loco Kid asks you to “read it again!” Bad Bananas by Karl Beckstrand is a read-aloud cookbook … It takes kids on the journey of what happens as a banana turns brown. They discover which recipes spare … bananas from being tossed in the trash. … A great gift for the next birthday party!” - Tracy Cocoran SugarLoco.com

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