If I Was a Banana

Description

If I was a banana, I would be that one, so beautifully yellow and full of banana... This boy's-eye-view of the everyday brings alive all the wonder and oddity of the world inside our own heads. It beautifully captures the magic that a child can find in common objects and day-to-day encounters-bananas, clouds, toys, breakfast, stars. Each of these simple things sparks a new train of thought, and the result is a gorgeous mix of the poetic and the prosaic which will touch the child-and the heart-in all of us.

Alexandra Tylee is the owner and chef at Pipi restaurant in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, author of two cookbooks, and the mother of four sons. If I Was a Banana is her first book for children. Kieran Rhynhart is an illustrator and animator based in Wellington, New Zealand. He illustrated The New Zealand Art Activity Book for Te Papa Press in 2013, and has animated and illustrated an eclectic mix of music videos and commissions. He was selected as one of Luerzer's Archive best 200 illustrators for 2010/2011.

"This sophisticated picture book will be enjoyed by a wide age range. Highly recommended." -- Magpies (AUS) "Rich textures and muted colors add to the dreamy quality of the text, which has a thoughtful, reflective tone throughout." -- Kirkus Reviews (US) "Read this to a fellow parent today and we both ended up in the best sort of tears. So glad that @geckopress have vision to publish this" -- Zoe Toft, Play by the Book on Twitter (UK)