The Boy Who Loved Bananas
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2005 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

The Boy Who Loved Bananas

By George Elliott, Andrej Krystoforski (Illustrator)

A boy's banana obsession turns him into a monkey. Can his parents reverse it?

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32 pages· 755 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Matthew's love for bananas spirals out of control, transforming him into a tree-swinging, flagpole-climbing monkey. His desperate parents consult everyone from doctors to psychics, but nothing stops his wild antics. Can they find a cure before it's too late?

From the publisher

Matthew laughs himself silly one day as he watches the banana-crazy monkeys at the Metro Zoo. That evening, bananas become Matthew’s favorite food – and he refuses to eat anything else! Over the next two weeks, he eats so many bananas that he starts to feel funny. He itches and scratches and itches and scratches until … KABLOOEY! Suddenly, Matthew is swinging from trees and shinnying up flagpoles! His parents try everything to stop his monkey business – doctors, veterinarians, herbalists, chiropractors, animal trainers, psychiatrists and even a psychic. But nothing seems to work. Has Matthew gone completely bananas?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
755
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~511L
Themes & topics
Books about apes and monkeys
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
86668
Publication
Published
March 1, 2005
First published
January 1, 2005
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781553377443

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