Eileen Browne, author Quotes

Handa’s Surprise is a book about a Kenyan girl (Handa) who visits her friend with a basket full of seven different fruits as presents. Along the way to Akeyo’s village, Handa contemplates which fruit Akeyo will like the best.

But thanks to some hungry animals she meets along the way it’s Handa who’s in for a surprise!

“Will she like the soft yellow banana or the sweet smelling guava? Will se like the round juicy orange... or the rip red mango?”

Along the way to Akeyo’s village, Handa contemplates which fruit Akeyo will like the best. However, each time Handa thinks about a certain fruit an animal pops along and takes that particular fruit.

At which point a goat bumps into a tree and a bunch of tangerines fall into Handa’s basket. Much to Handa’s Surprise Tangerines are Akeyo’s favourite fruit.

But along the way Handa gets lots of different animals taking the fruit from her basket.

Handa put seven delicious fruits in a basket for her friend, Akeyo.

“She will be surprised, thought Handa as she set for Akeyo’s village.”

Handa puts fruit in a basket, underway she looses the fruit unnoticed. What a cute little funny story with beautiful, colorful drawings! It might be a simple story, but I really enjoyed. Great for kids and grownups!

Unaware that various animals have taken these tropical fruits, Handa continues along her journey, at which point a goat bumps into a tree and a bunch of tangerines fall into Handa’s basket.