Can You Grow a Striped Banana?

Written by Jill Santopolo · Illustrated by Momoko Abe

A girl makes impossible requests, and her mom finds another way to show her love.

32 pages· 490L· AR ~3.3

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Bookroo's summary

A little girl asks her mom for the impossible: a striped banana, a giraffe's stretch, an earthworm's whisper. Mom admits she can't do any of it, but the requests only get sillier. The next day, Mom finds her own way to show that even when she can't give her daughter everything, her love never runs out. A funny, tender read-aloud about mothers, daughters and imperfect but endless love.

From the publisher

In this cozy read-aloud–with an irresistible mix of humor and tenderness–a mom assures her daughter that while mothers may not be perfect, they’ll always be full of love. The first picture book by the bestselling author of The Light We Lost and The Love We Found. Vibrant, adorable illustrations accompany a mother’s explanation to her daughter, who makes outrageous requests that simply can’t be met. “I can’t grow a striped banana. I can’t stretch like a giraffe. I can’t hear an earthworm’s whisper or make a spider laugh,” Mom admits. But the girl’s requests just get sillier, until the funny and touching moment the next day when Mom shows her daughter that she might have to disappoint her sometimes, but she’ll always find a way to demonstrate just how much she loves her.

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