Karl Beckstrand 
Bad Bananas 
A Story Cookbook for Kids

‘Bizarrely funny’ — The Horn Book. A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers-with activities to save families from ‘I»m bored’ disease. Diverse banana characters try crazy stunts in a cautionary children»s story with simple healthful recipes, including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.

• 7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)


• Laughs


• Fun family activity


• African-American child


• Hard cover, soft cover, or ebook

#1 in the Food Books for Kids series. The perfect length book for children (not too long for adults: 24 pages); it»s clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls (ages 4 — 10, preschool — 5th grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE).
Grab more healthy recipes and online secrets at Premio Books. 320 read-aloud words (before recipes) by award-winning author and college media instructor
Karl Beckstrand (don»t miss his 60 multicultural books) ; illustrated by Jeff Faerber.




LOOK inside! Explore six more kids» food books in a bundle:
GROW: How We Get Food from Our Garden; The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga;
Ma Mac Donald Flees the Farm; It Came from Under the High Chair; She Doesn»t Want the Worms; Crumbs on the Stairs — Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery) Premio Books.



Family STEM book, children»s cookbook with black and Hispanic characters; 8’x10′ full-color fruit humor book for reluctant readers; Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (Worldwide rights © Juneteenth 2011; comes with classroom lesson plans), libraries, schools, and all major cookbook distributors. LCCN: 2010910826; GAM020000, JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV054000, JUV020000; YNPC, YBG, JNTS; Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)