Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas, by Aaron Blabey

If you like a bit of a giggle when you're reading stories to the kids, then the new release by Aaron Blabey should be right up your alley!

Aaron is the award winning author of Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn, amongst other titles, and Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is sure to become another family favourite.

In this story, we meet Brian. 

Brian is a piranha with a difference - he loves fruit and vegetables! Unfortunately, Brian's piranha friends aren't impressed at all. They refuse all of Brian's healthy offerings, preferring to stick with what they know. Is Brian able to convince his friends to give something new a try?

Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas is a hilarious tale of a little fish just being himself, and is perfect for reading out loud and showing children that it's okay to be different. 

With wonderful illustrations, and hysterically funny definitions of the words piranha and banana in the front and back covers, Aaron Blabey is on a winner with this one.

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Category: Picture book

Title: Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

Author/Illustrator: Aaron Blabey

Publication date: September 2015

Format: 250 x 240mm

Extent: 24 pp

Age: 3+

Australian RRP: $16.99

Binding: Hardback

Printing: Colour

ISBN: 978 1 74362 578 1

Tracey ♥

*I was not paid for this post. I received a complimentary copy of Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas to review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Children's Book Review: Monster Chef, by Nick Bland.

Nick Bland's books are treasured in our house, so I was very excited when I received a copy of his new children's book Monster Chef to review! Nick is the mastermind behind such titles as The Wrong Book (which is my boys' absolute favourite bedtime story), King Pig and The Very Cranky Bear, which won best picture book in the Koala Awards in 2013.

Now Nick has written a new story which is sure to delight both children and adults alike!

Marcel the Monster's job is to frighten children, but unfortunately he is terrible at it!

The problem is, Marcel just isn't scary!

But quite by accident, Marcel discovers a way to make children scream, and it's by performing his favourite thing in the whole world! Just by doing what he loves most, Marcel finds he is a master scarer after all.

With vibrant illustrations and and a funny, engaging rhyme, Monster Chef will become a valued addition to any family bookshelf.

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Category: Picture book

Title: Monster Chef

Author/Illustrator: Nick Bland

Publication date: September 2014

Format: 250 x 240 mm

Extent: 32 pp

Age: 4+

Australian RRP: $24.99

Binding: Hardback

Printing: Colour

ISBN: 978 1 74283 825 0

Tracey ♥

* I was not paid for this post. I received a complimentary copy of Monster Chef to review. All opinions expressed are my own.