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Can You Grow a Striped Banana?
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Can You Grow a Striped Banana?

By: Jill Santopolo
Narrated by: Jill Santopolo
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 In this cozy audiobook by the bestselling author of The Light We Lost and The Love We Found—with an irresistible mix of humor and tenderness—a mom assures her daughter that while mothers may not be perfect, they’ll always be full of love.

A mother gently comforts her daughter, who makes outrageous requests that simply can’t be met. “I can’t grow a striped banana. I can’t stretch like a giraffe. I can’t hear an earthworm’s whisper or make a spider laugh,” Mom admits. But the girl’s requests just get sillier, until the funny and touching moment the next day when Mom shows her daughter that she might have to disappoint her sometimes, but she’ll always find a way to demonstrate just how much she loves her. Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Witty

Critic reviews

"Abe’s lively artwork features plenty of whimsical characters. A litany of love likely to warm parents’ hearts."—Kirkus

"Imagining scenarios in which an adult acknowledges that they can’t do the impossible, Santopolo, making her picture book debut, and Abe spin the admission into a silly-sweet expression of love. Alongside lilting rhymes, the art’s simple shapes and warm colors play with a child’s dawning awareness that adults aren’t all-powerful."—Publishers Weekly
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