Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

by Aaron Blabey, Aaron Blabey (Illustrator)

Overview

Find out what piranhas eat — and don't eat! — in this new, irresistibly funny picture book from Aaron Blabey, the bestselling creator of Pig the Pug!

Everyone knows that piranhas don't eat bananas — except for Brian. This little fish loves to munch not only on bananas, but on fruit of all kinds! Brian's piranha friends think he's crazy. Piranhas don't eat bananas — their sharp teeth are for eating meat! And there's a scrumptious pair of feet dangling in the water nearby...Rich with author-illustrator Aaron Blabey's hysterical text and unforgettably wacky illustrations, Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is a hilarious story about trying new things — no matter how strange they seem!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338297133
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/09/2019
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	52,377
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Aaron Blabey has written many well-loved, bestselling books for children. He is the creator of three hugely successful series for children — the New York Times bestselling The Bad Guys, Pig the Pug, and Thelma the Unicorn. The Bad Guys movie released in 2022. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation with Aaron serving as an executive producer on the project.

Editorial Reviews

05/20/2019

Brian, a piranha, clearly did not get the memo about what his species eats, and it’s frustrating his fellow fish. “Well, how about some silverbeet?” asks the piranha protag when the others reject the titular banana offering. “Are you serious, Brian? We eat feet” replies the opposition’s leader as a human’s toes suddenly dangle temptingly in the water. Brian, who holds forth from the left side of each spread, keeps at it, suggesting peas and plums as the others counter with preferred piranha foods (knees, bums). He eventually convinces his carnivorous peers to decide for themselves whether plant-based eats are “yucky or yum,” and the fish concur that they’re tasty—just not as delicious as the swim-trunk-clad human buns now on the scene. As the green, bug-eyed fish float and squabble in rhyme amid a bubble-flecked white space, Blabey (the Bad Guys series) hits all the right notes of absurdity (including piling enough fruit on Brian’s head to give Carmen Miranda a run for her money) to send young readers into a bedtime reading frenzy. Ages 3–5. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas:"A surefire storytime hit, hand this madcap reimagining of Green Eggs and Ham to preschoolers and emergent readers." — BooklistPraise for Pig the Winner:"The goggle-eyed cartoon illustrations are fun, funny, and appealingly grotesque in their exaggerated goofiness, and they are a good match for the rhyming text." — Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Pig the Pug:"Blabey's jaunty rhymes will make for some fun read-alouds." — Publishers Weekly

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