Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids (HC) (2017)

"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 and start turf wars in a cautionary children's tale with simple low-sugar recipes; including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.

- 7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more free recipes online)

- Laughs & a great message

- Fun family activity

- Black child

- Hard cover, soft cover, or ebook

The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults), it's clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls ages 4 - 10 (preschool - 5th grade, Look inside!). Get more healthful recipes free at PremioBooks. 320 read-aloud words (before recipes) by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery-see 60+ multicultural titles--click Karl Beckstrand above); illustrated by Jeff Faerber.

#1 in the Food Books for Children series (other titles: The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga, Grow: How We Get Food from Our Garden, Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm); family/children's cookbook with African-American child; full-color, 24-page fruit humor book for reluctant readers; 8"x10"; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (more inside images/video book trailer; Worldwide rights (c) 2011): PremioBooks and libraries. LCCN: 2010910826; GAM020000, JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV054000, JUV020000, Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)