
Title : Code Name Banana
Author : David Walliams
Genre: adventure, comedy, Literature, Fiction
Age : 8 yrs to 12 yrs
This is a thrilling book full of adventure that’s funny and poignant at the same time. Set in the 1940s in London during the war, the narrative is about an amazing friendship between a Gorilla and a little boy.
The story is a journey of fun and little misadventures that are an absolute delight for any child. The central point of the story revolves around all that the boy does to save the Gorilla, which includes traveling around the world!
It’s a definite laugh riot and is the right story to get your reluctant reader’s nose nuzzled in a book.
The font makes it a fun welcoming read. The illustrations are sure to keep children engaged from the first page to the last.
Published in 2020, the author David Walliams has been compared to our very own Road Dahl.
Lessons from book:
1) An interesting way to talk about the world war sans the trauma.
2) Hardships are meant to be overcome
3) Life is a mix of happy and sad moments
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