Mandy is a banana. A yellow, bendy, half-moon-shaped banana.
The problem is, Mandy doesn't want to be a banana. She would rather be a prickly pineapple like Pedro, a round watermelon like Wilhelmina, or - frankly - ANYTHING other than a banana.
It takes a plucky little blueberry called Blip to help Mandy focus on her 'haves' rather than her 'have-nots' and to celebrate what makes her so unique, so bendy, so brilliant and so absolutely, utterly . . . BANANA!
A quirky celebration of learning to love the skin you're in, featuring an all-star cast of fruit-bowl friends. Heartwarming and funny in equal measure, Mandy is Still a Banana is guaranteed to be a hit with little ones and adults alike.
| ISBN: | 9781444976311 |
| Publication date: | 12th March 2026 |
| Author: | Zoe Arena |
| Illustrator: | Amy Louise Evans |
| Publisher: | Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
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Mandy is a banana. A yellow, bendy, half-moon-shaped banana.
The problem is, Mandy doesn't want to be a banana. She would rather be a prickly pineapple like Pedro, a round watermelon like Wilhelmina, or - frankly - ANYTHING other than a banana.
It takes a plucky little blueberry called Blip to help Mandy focus on her 'haves' rather than her 'have-nots' and to celebrate what makes her so unique, so bendy, so brilliant and so absolutely, utterly . . . BANANA!
A quirky celebration of learning to love the skin you're in, featuring an all-star cast of fruit-bowl friends. Heartwarming and funny in equal measure, Mandy is Still a Banana is guaranteed to be a hit with little ones and adults alike.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mandy Is Still a Banana and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Mandy Is Still a Banana features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Children’s picture books, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Mandy Is Still a Banana is available in Paperback, Hardback
Mandy Is Still a Banana was written by Zoe Arena and published by Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Mandy Is Still a Banana has 32 pages
£7.19