Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas
Alana's Bananas

Alana's Bananas

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A funny and imaginative story about a Muslim girl escaping her comfort zone and going on a (yummy) adventure!

From the moment Alana could eat solid foods as a toddler, she has loved bananas. No other food will do! Her parents try to convince her that being healthy means eating all sorts of different foods, but Alana won't listen!

When a terrible storm hits the banana crops and destroys them, how will Alana survive?

Ages 4+, 36 Pages, softcover

Written by Mariam Hussein

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shifa safadi
adorable

A funny and cute tale about a little girl with a banana obsession.

Alana discovers that there are no bananas left in the grocery stores, because a storm has ruined the banana crops in Costa Rica. Her mother and father rush around to find bananas but they can’t find any. Alana refuses to eat anything else and her parents are worried on how to feed her. They rush to find a creative solution: (read the book to find out how they convince Alana to eat other foods).⠀

While this book is not overtly Islamic, it does hint at Islamic ideas like eating the variety of food that Allah has blessed us with.

The book also brings up important issues like compost (recycling fruits and vegetables to use for things such as plant fertilizations) and taking care of nature. ⠀

And it teaches kids about the love and care that parents have towards their children and how they fear for their well-being and nutrition.⠀

My kids loved the silliness of Alana and the bright pictures of the book. They related to her struggle to eat new foods and they giggled at the creative way her parents introduced her to new foods.

Such a cute book!

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Azzam
Hilarious

Hilarious but gets some important points across.

1. Where do our bananas come from (Guatemala ?) ? ;) . I think it just creates an environment to have that conversation about local home grown food vs. imported food ,etc.

2. Having a balanced diet.

3. How did those parents get other food into those banana peels ? ;)

And so ... so many more :)

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Lulu Alam
Bananas!

My daughter has a soft spot for Alana as her best friend is also named Alana. Don't you love books that help you get your kids to eat a larger variety of foods? I love the lessons in this book and Alana is so endearing! And yes we save the banana skins for composting, did you know the inside of the skin great to stop the itchiness of mosquito bites?

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HS
All time favourite Book

This is my son's all time favourite book. We have quite a few books from this website and we enjoy all them Alhamdulillah. But he still asks to read this one over and over again no matter how many other great stories we read. Masha'Allah. It's a funny story about a girl who learns to eat different foods the hard way. We've managed to instil in our son the fun of trying different foods alhamdulillah. Always a great fun read.

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Hibz
Bananas over Alanas' Bananas

My kids smiled and laughed throughout this sweet book, they really enjoyed reading it, and my 3 yr old kept wanting me to read it over and over. Important lesson tp the picky eaters about trying new things bc hey, the food item may just run out

The recipe at the end is the perfect addition, as a related baking activity

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