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CODE NAME BANANAS
by David Walliams ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2023
Readers will go ape.
Some plans are bananas from beginning to end.
Eleven-year-old Eric Grout is a victim of the times, having lost both his parents to World War II—his father at Dunkirk and his mother when the factory where she worked sewing parachutes was bombed. He’s left with two relatives: his nearly deaf paternal Granny, with whom he goes to live, and Uncle Sid, his maternal great-uncle, who is a zookeeper at London Zoo. Eric takes joy in assisting Uncle Sid, and his favorite animal is by far Gertrude, the old gorilla who has a knack for mimicking Eric’s gestures, often to the delight of the wartime crowds. When, during the Blitz, tragedy strikes again, Eric and Uncle Sid are left trying to save Gertrude from being euthanized by overzealous zoo director Sir Frederick Frown and his horrendous henchmen. Television personality Walliams isn’t afraid to throw everything and the kitchen sink at readers, so be prepared for terrifying Teutonic twins, grand escapes, tea with royals, and a lot of smelly body humor. Fans of Walliams’ previous outings will find themselves on similar ground here, and new readers, especially those who love toilet humor, will happily go along with the madcap zaniness. Sticklers will point out one or two inconsistencies along the way, such as a disregard for wartime rationing, but logic and kooky camp rarely coexist. All characters read White.
Pub Date: July 11, 2023
ISBN: 978-0-06-284015-8
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
Review Posted Online: April 11, 2023
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 2023
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by Jeff Kinney ; illustrated by Jeff Kinney ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 5, 2019
Readers can still rely on this series to bring laughs.
The Heffley family’s house undergoes a disastrous attempt at home improvement.
When Great Aunt Reba dies, she leaves some money to the family. Greg’s mom calls a family meeting to determine what to do with their share, proposing home improvements and then overruling the family’s cartoonish wish lists and instead pushing for an addition to the kitchen. Before bringing in the construction crew, the Heffleys attempt to do minor maintenance and repairs themselves—during which Greg fails at the work in various slapstick scenes. Once the professionals are brought in, the problems keep getting worse: angry neighbors, terrifying problems in walls, and—most serious—civil permitting issues that put the kibosh on what work’s been done. Left with only enough inheritance to patch and repair the exterior of the house—and with the school’s dismal standardized test scores as a final straw—Greg’s mom steers the family toward moving, opening up house-hunting and house-selling storylines (and devastating loyal Rowley, who doesn’t want to lose his best friend). While Greg’s positive about the move, he’s not completely uncaring about Rowley’s action. (And of course, Greg himself is not as unaffected as he wishes.) The gags include effectively placed callbacks to seemingly incidental events (the “stress lizard” brought in on testing day is particularly funny) and a lampoon of after-school-special–style problem books. Just when it seems that the Heffleys really will move, a new sequence of chaotic trouble and property destruction heralds a return to the status quo. Whew.
Pub Date: Nov. 5, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3903-3
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Amulet/Abrams
Review Posted Online: Nov. 18, 2019
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When a poison tide flowing across the ocean threatens their island, Roz works with the resident creatures to ensure that they will have clean water, but the destruction of vegetation and crowding of habitats jeopardize everyone’s survival. Brown’s tale of environmental depredation and turmoil is by turns poignant, graceful, endearing, and inspiring, with his (mostly) gentle robot protagonist at its heart. Though Roz is different from the creatures she lives with or encounters—including her son, Brightbill the goose, and his new mate, Glimmerwing—she makes connections through her versatile communication abilities and her desire to understand and help others. When Roz accidentally discovers that the replacement body given to her by Dr. Molovo is waterproof, she sets out to seek help and discovers the human-engineered source of the toxic tide. Brown’s rich descriptions of undersea landscapes, entertaining conversations between Roz and wild creatures, and concise yet powerful explanations of the effect of the poison tide on the ecology of the island are superb. Simple, spare illustrations offer just enough glimpses of Roz and her surroundings to spark the imagination. The climactic confrontation pits oceangoing mammals, seabirds, fish, and even zooplankton against hardware and technology in a nicely choreographed battle. But it is Roz’s heroism and peacemaking that save the day.
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Kid’s Book Review: Code Name Bananas
By Sarah Tyson
About the Book and Author
David Walliams’ latest story for readers aged 7-11 years takes them back to 1940 which is of course right in the middle of the Second World War.
Notwithstanding that it is set at a time when Britain was at war with Nazi Germany this story still includes adventure, strong friendships and humour that his readers love. Illustrated throughout in black and white by creative collaborator Tony Ross, this is sure to be another blockbuster published by Harper Collins.
Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo where there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla.
With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…
Keep scrolling down to listen to the author introduce his latest book and then read the review by 8 year old Will and his sister.
David Walliams – comedian, actor and author – continues to take the children’s literary world by storm. His tenth novel, BAD DAD, was an immediate number one, following the triumph of THE MIDNIGHT GANG, the biggest-selling children’s book of 2016. WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN 2, which published in early 2017, spent four weeks at industry number one and eight weeks at the top of the children’s chart. They have achieved unprecedented critical acclaim – and RATBURGER, DEMON DENTIST and AWFUL AUNTIE have all won the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year.
David’s books have now exceeded 100 non-consecutive weeks in the children’s number-one spot, and have been translated into 53 languages, selling more than 35 million copies worldwide.
Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. His first book, HUGO AND THE WICKED WINTER, was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! His creations Towser and The Little Princess have been turned into TV series.
David and Tony have worked on six bestselling picture books together, as well as eight of David’s phenomenally successful children’s novels – BILLIONAIRE BOY, GANGSTA GRANNY, RATBURGER, DEMON DENTIST, AWFUL AUNTIE, GRANDPA’S GREAT ESCAPE, THE MIDNIGHT GANG and BAD DAD. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and the two blockbuster short story collections, THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN and THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN 2.
Book Review
There is one word for this book....AMAZING!
This book was very good and made me laugh out loud. It is about a little boy and his friend Gertrude (who is a gorilla) and their survival of the war. There were many twists to this book and many characters. It was very funny that Mr Frown couldn’t pronounce his r’s properly and instead said a w. I would recommend this to my friends because there is one word for this book… AMAZING !
I enjoyed reading it so much that I recommended it to my big sister (aged 11) and this is what she thinks of it:
I agree with Will, this book is amazing! It was so much fun to read. Like most of David Walliams books, I loved every word. Gertrude the gorilla was super funny and kept either blowing raspberries, burps and bottom burps. I liked how the story was set in WW2 and how they were on a mission to save Gertrude.
This book would be suitable for all aged children at primary school, and I would say it is set to become another David Walliams’ classic.
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Code Name Bananas by David Walliams
- David Walliams
A review by Nalini Haynes
This is the story of a spy mission with the code name bananas. It all begins with Eric, who loves animals. So much so that his best friend is Gertrude the Gorilla. He teaches Gertrude to blow raspberries. So Grandma yells at him after beating people with her hearing trumpet. Then she takes him home.
Obedient little boys go to bed when told. So Eric goes to bed… then sneaks out the window to visit Gertrude.
Nazis bomb London, killing Eric’s grandma because she’s deaf and Eric wasn’t at home to tell her to go to the bomb shelter. But it wasn’t his fault, according to everyone.
Anyhoo, Eric’s escapades at the zoo end up with Eric banned for life and Gertrude sentenced to death. What follows is a hilarious and impossible adventure involving dirigibles, Nazi spies, and smuggling a full grown Gorilla from London to the seaside.
Representation
Code Name Bananas is bound to be a hit with children and carers alike so it would be wonderful if representation of disability was positive and inclusive. However, Walliams’s novel leaves a lot to be desired. I guess that’s not surprising considering his history in comedy tv shows. Particularly Little Britain , for which Walliams has writing credits on 23 episodes . Little Britain was banned, removed from BBC Player, Netflix and BritBox due to its use of blackface . Walliams’s Little Britain is also offensive to, well, just about every minority group .
Academic Deborah Finding said
Little Britain does far more to promote racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism and classism than it does to satirise them.
Given Walliams’s history of Pander[ing] to Prejudice , it’s not surprising that Code Name Bananas uses disability as a vehicle for laughs and plot points.
Deafness as comedy
Grandma is “deaf” so, this being the 1940s during World War II, she uses a hearing trumpet. Cue the usual jokes about hearing impaired people misunderstanding others.
Grandma is also initially portrayed as quite awful despite the undercurrent that carers might notice: she’s angry because she loves Eric and wants to keep him safe. It’s not until just before she dies that Walliams fleetingly reframes Grandma from cranky scary old person to loving Grandma. Then she’s dead.
I agree that children should not be saddled with responsibility for adults. And yet it’s hard to read this story where the boy is naughty. His naughtiness means he’s not there to tell Grandma to go to the bomb shelter so she dies. I hoped that Grandma just forgot her trumpet and would turn up at the end, but Walliams fridges her “because plot”.
Legless humor
Then there’s Uncle Sid. He’s a loveable old character who went to France in World War I, lost both his legs due to a mine on his first day and now has tin legs. People mock him for his lack of patriotism and courage. And his legs. They’re loud for comical purpose. They detach for comical purpose. And Sid’s detachable legs also serve the plot. Although Uncle Sid is loveable and reminds me of some WWII veterans, I cringe at the use of disability.
Then there are the animals. Sid collects disabled animals. This menagerie serves to humanize Sid more and to provide – you guessed it – comic relief. Not to mention that they all live in his kitchen. And Sid is a recluse – he never ever has visitors, not even family – because of his menagerie.
Walliams’s use of disability as comedy
Overall, I couldn’t help but think that Walliams sees disability as comical without depth. I give Walliams 2 stars for representation of disability. It’s that high because Sid is a lovely man who joins Eric on his journey. And no animal, no matter how physically challenged, is euthanized in this story. However, I urge all authors to lift their game and represent disability instead of using it to service ableist humor.
Illustrations
Code Name Bananas is illustrated throughout, not like a picture book but with frequent use of expressive font and size changes as well as frequent pictures.
I personally found some font choices harder to read than others, especially serif fonts with “shaking” special effects. However, I think I successfully read the entire text.
Fluent readers without reading difficulties will find this creative combination of textual variations and pictures immersive. Struggling readers may find this difficult.
As I said earlier, I hoped all the way through that Grandma had just left her trumpet behind and not been killed in the bombing. After all, Eric’s parents both died (before the novel) then his Grandma died. The net effect was a creative exploration and normalization of grief mixed in with the comedy. Although Grandma’s death, and its manner, following on from Eric’s parents’ deaths shocked me, I liked Walliams’s normalizing of grief as a process.
The verdict
Code Name Bananas will be a hit with primary school children although it may cause problems for those who are Deaf, hearing impaired, or have detachable limbs. I would like to think that Sid’s representation – although distasteful to me – actually helps children missing legs. The Last Leg cast use legless humor themselves but the difference is that two of the three do not have a full complement of limbs whereas Walliams is laughing at disabled people. And his career consists of laughing at minorities while pandering to prejudice.
Code Name Banana s will appeal to a lot of children. However, due to its representation of disability, I cannot recommend it.
Read this book if you enjoy David Walliams books like The World’s Worst Parents . Emma Streeton and her girls wrote the linked review. And they love all of David Walliams’s books unreservedly.
Book details
Rating: 3 stars ISBN: 9780008454296 ISBN10: 0008454299 Imprint: HarperCollins Format: paperback, 480 pages Released: 2020 Age: From 7 years Category: comedy, fiction, historical fiction, Action & Adventure, General
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Code Name Bananas
By David Walliams
Illustrated by Tony Ross
Reviewed by Junior Reviewer Leonard Cavallaro
11-year-old Eric lives in 1940 London where each night brings more of the deadly destruction caused by the Nazi bombers. With London Zoo becoming unsafe, Eric and Uncle Sid attempt to rescue their gorilla friend Gertrude from certain death. Now forced onto the run they must protect and disguise their hunted gorilla ally.
Along their dangerous and exciting journey, they discover a sinister Nazi plot which would destroy all of England’s defence and power in one foul swoop. Where to go? Who to trust? As increasingly thrilling characters and events are introduced the reader is taken on a roller coaster ride of emotions.
Posh zoo directors, freaky vets, terrible twins and playful animals – all this and more feature in this fast-paced tale. The reader will find themselves marvelling at the various creatures that appear in the novel and relating in some form to the grief felt by Eric.
Readers as young as 8 will enjoy this novel. It is a humorous and exciting tale of friendship and caring. All in all, Code Name Bananas is a thoroughly enjoyable story and I look forward to future tales by David Walliams.
Harper Collins 2020
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~ A Book Review: Code Name Bananas, David Walliams ~
I’ve finished reading my tenth novel for 2021, Code Name Bananas , by David Walliams . This book is one of the most recent offerings from the English comedian turned children’s writer. Published in 2020, and given to my son as a present, we started reading Code Name Bananas in lockdown this year and it provided us with some welcome comic relief. The book is full of action, laughter and secret plots, enough to keep us entertained.
This was my first time reading one of Walliams’ books. His fame precedes him. I knew he was the biggest selling children’s author to have started since the year 2000; he has books in over fifty-five languages and has sold over forty million copies worldwide.
To say I was curious would be an understatement. I wanted to know what all the fuss was about.
In Code Name Bananas it is 1940, Britain is at war with Germany. As bombs rain down on the city, orphaned eleven-year-old Eric forms an extraordinary friendship with a remarkable gorilla: Gertrude. Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. But during the blitz, the zoo is no longer safe, and Eric must go on an adventure to rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. After a harrowing series of near captures and hair-raising escapes, the trio end up hiding out at the seaside, where they uncover a dastardly plot… fall into the clutches of the bad guys… and have to foil the ultimate villains.
The sumptuous packaging of this book reeks of money spent. With a satiny cover and gilt lettering that catches the eye, it’s a beautiful piece of literary art. Tony Ross is fantastic! The combination of Tony Ross’ fabulous illustrations and David Walliams’ wonderful story work well together. On the front cover there is a gold badge in one corner, marketing the story as a “WHIZZ-BANG EPIC ADVENTURE.” What is a “whizz-bang epic adventure,” you may ask? Apparently it’s a story so crazy and unbelievable nothing is off limits. I was a bit startled how far Walliams will go. But is that not a sign of greatness? It was Neil Gaiman who said, ‘The fundamental rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like.’
With those parameters, Walliams may take over the world with insane outings like Code Name Bananas. Ratburger , Demon Dentist and Awful Auntie have all won the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year. The Ice Monster won ‘Children’s Fiction Book of the Year for 2018’ at the British Book Awards and some of his stories, like Grandpa’s Great Escape , Mr Stink , Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress are all available on DVD.
Yup, world domination is definitely on the cards.
Born in Wimbledon England in 1971, David Edward Williams OBE, known professionally as David Walliams, is a comedian, writer, actor and television personality. He is best known for his double act with Matt Lucas on the comedy sketch series, Rock Profile, Little Britain, and Come Fly With Me. Walliams has been a judge on the television talent show competition Britain’s Got Talent on ITV, since 2012. Now he has added best-selling author to his list of accomplishments.
You often hear Walliams being compared to Roald Dahl and I can see why. Walliams has the same blithe irreverence but with a slightly darker edge, and they’re both risk-takers. Walliams is a fun writer, however, the critics of Code Name Bananas have called it “phoned in” and “rushed out.” I enjoyed some parts of the story. Mostly it was too farcical for my taste. I got annoyed at the constant sound effects. They were unnecessary. Though novel at first, it quickly became overdone. If someone is eating, we don’t need to be told ‘MUNCH!’ I almost wondered if the sound effects were padding as they took up a lot of real estate.
On the plus side, I commend the historical aspect, especially for young readers. Code Name Bananas contains useful information about the Second World War, Adolf Hitler, German U boats, the Blitz, the Dunkirk evacuation, the London zoo, Winston Churchill and Buckingham Palace. I’m a big fan of historical fiction. Is it not the ultimate way to grasp information, to hear it in a story? That said Code Name Bananas will not make my list for favourite books of the year.
My rating: Three stars, just.
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His fame precedes him. I had no idea he writes children books. I live a sheltered life. Your reviews are quite wonderful, Yvette. More wonderful than the books, I’m sure. Thanks for another informative take on a book I didn’t know existed. Happy summer to you.
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Thank you for being the shot in the arm you always are, Joylene! Being of English stock I suppose I like to watch the English shows and I’ve seen David Walliams interviewed loads of times on the Graham Norton show. He’s hilarious.
Good review, and quite fair. I don’t think I could read him, as I find him rather a creepy presence on TV and his antics OTT.
Thanks Vivienne. Steer away from the books then as they’re an extension of his personality.
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Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams Paperback – 2 February 2022
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- Part of series David Walliams
- Print length 480 pages
- Language English
- Dimensions 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.8 cm
- Publisher HarperCollins GB
- Publication date 2 February 2022
- ISBN-10 0008471800
- ISBN-13 978-0008471804
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PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS:
“Dahl finally has a worthy successor” – Telegraph
“Another triumph for David Walliams. His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air” – The Sun
‘Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories’ Metro
“A great comic tale… Walliams is a natural wit” – Evening Standard
"Well written, funny, touching" – Observer
"A passionate celebration of individuality" – Telegraph
"Believable characters and a story that's original and intriguing” ***** – Heat
“Charming, funny” – The Times
“Has a lovely, Dahlian fluency to it” – Time Out
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The hilarious and epic children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams
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David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages.
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- Publisher : HarperCollins GB (2 February 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0008471800
- ISBN-13 : 978-0008471804
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Dimensions : 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.8 cm
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Code Name Bananas Book Review
The book that I'm reviewing is by David Walliams who is one of my favourite authors.
This book is on how Eric, an orphan and his great uncle Sid rescue Gertrude a gorilla and have some of the most funny and fascinating adventures you'll hear about.
Favourite Character
My favourite character is Eric, I just love his sense of humour and the way he's so kind and selfless. I also love the way he interacts with Gertrude and I think they are the coolest duo ever.
Favourite Scene
My favourite scene has to be when Eric and the Royal Family had a food fight. I never imagined in my wildest dreams the King putting jelly on the Queen's head. It started off with somebody throwing their meal at uncle Sid and then uncle Sid throwing something at the King eventually everyone was covered in food.
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Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams Paperback – 3 Feb. 2022
Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day…
1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany.
Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla.
With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude.
Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…
Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!
David Walliams's book 'Astrochimp' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-05-20.
- Part of series David Walliams
- Print length 480 pages
- Language English
- Dimensions 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.8 cm
- Publisher HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
- Publication date 3 Feb. 2022
- ISBN-10 0008471800
- ISBN-13 978-0008471804
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 From the Publisher Meet the hilarious characters from Code Name Bananas! "Every secret military operation needs a code name..."A must-have gift for David Walliams’s readers, Code Name Bananas is a rip-roaring, action packed, page-turning adventure to capture the imaginations of children across the globe! David Walliams said, " This book is an epic comedy adventure set in World War II with an animal at the centre of the story. I hope children will fall in love with Gertrude the gorilla. There is plenty of humour, action and excitement to delight even the most reluctant reader ." Eric and Gertrude embark on a daring adventure across 1940s London, and together they explore...
Product descriptionPRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS: “Dahl finally has a worthy successor” – Telegraph “Another triumph for David Walliams. His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air” – The Sun ‘Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories’ Metro “A great comic tale… Walliams is a natural wit” – Evening Standard "Well written, funny, touching" – Observer "A passionate celebration of individuality" – Telegraph "Believable characters and a story that's original and intriguing” ***** – Heat “Charming, funny” – The Times “Has a lovely, Dahlian fluency to it” – Time Out Book DescriptionThe hilarious and epic children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams About the AuthorDavid Walliams continues to take the literary world by storm. His tenth novel, BAD DAD, was an immediate number one, following the triumph of THE MIDNIGHT GANG, the biggest-selling children’s book of 2016. THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN 2, spent four weeks at industry number one. David’s books have now exceeded 100 non-consecutive weeks at children’s number one, and have been translated into 53 languages, selling more than 35 million copies worldwide. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He went to art school in Liverpool and has since worked as a typographer for design and advertising agencies. His cartoons have appeared in Punch, Town, Time and Tide and the News of the World. His first book Hugo and the Wicked Winter was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! Two of his creations, Towser and The Little Princess have been turned into TV series. Tony lives in Wales. Product details
About the authorDavid walliams. David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages. Customer reviews
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1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there's one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run.
CODE NAME BANANAS. Readers will go ape. Some plans are bananas from beginning to end. Eleven-year-old Eric Grout is a victim of the times, having lost both his parents to World War II—his father at Dunkirk and his mother when the factory where she worked sewing parachutes was bombed. He's left with two relatives: his nearly deaf paternal ...
Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…. Keep scrolling down to listen to the author introduce his latest book and then read the review by 8 year old Will and his sister. Code Name Bananas by David Walliams. Watch on.
A must-have gift for David Walliams's readers, Code Name Bananas is a rip-roaring, action packed, page-turning adventure to capture the imaginations of children across the globe! David Walliams said, "This book is an epic comedy adventure set in World War II with an animal at the centre of the story. I hope children will fall in love with ...
Code Name Bananas will appeal to a lot of children. However, due to its representation of disability, I cannot recommend it. Read this book if you enjoy David Walliams books like The World's Worst Parents. Emma Streeton and her girls wrote the linked review. And they love all of David Walliams's books unreservedly. Book details. Rating: 3 stars
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Code Name Bananas By David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross. Reviewed by Junior Reviewer Leonard Cavallaro. David Walliam's latest children's book, Code Name Bananas is a heart-warming tale of overcoming grief, parental death, living in war and animal kindness. David Walliam's history as an actor, writer and comedian is evident in the way the story is told.
1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there's one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run.
Code Name Bananas. David Walliams. HarperCollins, Jul 11, 2023 - Juvenile Fiction - 384 pages. The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a thrilling historical adventure with life-or-death stakes—chock-full of Walliams's unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Stuart Gibbs and Gordon Korman. 1940.
I've finished reading my tenth novel for 2021, Code Name Bananas, by David Walliams. This book is one of the most recent offerings from the English comedian turned children's writer. Published in 2020, and given to my son as a present, we started reading Code Name Bananas in lockdown this year and it provided us…
Code Name Bananas. At only 11 years old, Eric is a WWII orphan. His dad was lost as he evacuated from Dunkirk, and his mum in the Blitz among the constant bombing of London by German planes. He now lives with his granny who looks after him but is bossy and not inclined to give the hugs that Eric misses from his parents.
Code Name Bananas is a whizz-bang epic action adventure for all the family! 1940. Britain is at war with Germany. As bombs rain down on the city, orphan boy Eric forms an extraordinary friendship with a remarkable gorilla: Gertrude. Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo.
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Feb 10, 2021. 1 min read. Code Name Bananas Book Review. The book that I'm reviewing is by David Walliams who is one of my favourite authors. Summary. This book is on how Eric, an orphan and his great uncle Sid rescue Gertrude a gorilla and have some of the most funny and fascinating adventures you'll hear about. Favourite Character.
A must-have gift for David Walliams's readers, Code Name Bananas is a rip-roaring, action packed, page-turning adventure to capture the imaginations of children across the globe! David Walliams said, "This book is an epic comedy adventure set in World War II with an animal at the centre of the story. I hope children will fall in love with ...
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A must-have gift for David Walliams's readers, Code Name Bananas is a rip-roaring, action packed, page-turning adventure to capture the imaginations of children across the globe! David Walliams said, "This book is an epic comedy adventure set in World War II with an animal at the centre of the story. I hope children will fall in love with ...
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Code Name Bananas. Hardcover - July 11, 2023. by David Walliams (Author) 4.8 19,573 ratings. Part of: David Walliams (43 books) See all formats and editions. The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a thrilling historical adventure with life-or-death stakes—chock-full of Walliams's unmistakable humor and ...
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