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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · October 24, 2006
Once Upon a Banana
By Jennifer Armstrong · With David Small
A banana peel wreaks havoc, turning a town upside down.
48 pages
Hardcover
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Jennifer Armstrong
Biography
Jennifer Armstrong is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include Hugh Can Do and Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat (both ALA Notable books); The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book); and Black-Eyed Susan (a New York Public Library Best Book). Her first novel, Steal Away, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include Pockets, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Magnus at the Fire, Photo by Brady, and Once Upon a Banana. She lives in New York State.
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