The Blessed Bananas

Rico is a cranky old monkey with a banana plant that gives fruit all year round. He never shares, he puts it all down to his own hard work, and he chases away everyone who comes near. Then his bananas fall, and Rico finds himself in trouble with nobody left to help.

The Blessed Bananas is a Muslim fable by Tayyaba Syed, illustrated by Melani Putri, about friendship, kindness and the power of prayer.

What's inside

• A fable about a monkey who learns to share
• Themes of friendship, kindness and prayer
• Illustrations by Melani Putri
• 50 pages

Who it's for

Children who like an animal story with a grump at the centre of it, and the adults who read to them. It opens an easy conversation about where our blessings come from and why we share them, at home or in a classroom.

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