Sunday, February 6, 2011

Review: Handa's Surprise

Handa's Surprise
Written and Illustrated by Eileen Browne

Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Walker Books
ISBN:
9781406308945

Summary/Back cover:
Handa puts seven different delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Akeyo as a surprise. But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do look very inviting...


Review:
This is a deceptively simple story. It has very few words but the illustrations are rich and colourful and show a traditional African tribal village. There is a great opportunity for discussion about animals, lifestyle and different fruits. We did a week where Monkey at one fruit from the story each day... It was a great way to introduce new tastes.


Rating: 4/5

Review written by LatteJunkie

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