Mairi's Mermaid

by Michael Morpurgo

Published 1 September 2001
Blue Bananas are fresh and imaginative stories by top children's authors and illustrators for beginner readers. The clear type, simple vocabulary and bright pictures on every page are specially designed for the early stages of reading development. Slightly bigger for smaller hands, these stunning picture books are a perfect way to share storytelling and build reading confidence.

It's a very exciting day for Colin. His mum is taking him to the museum. And he's not disappointed. There's so much to see: paintings, sculptures, Egyptian mummies. And best of all is the dinosaur that stands proudly on his own. Colin is so mesmerised that he reaches out to touch its big curly claw and snap, off it comes in his hand. In a panic Colin shoves the claw into his pocket and spends the rest of the day trying to forget it ever happened. But what does a dinosaur do when he loses his claw? He goes after it of course. And so the dinosaur stalks Colin in a bid to retrieve his claw and the story moves to its logical and terrifying conclusion - or does it...This is, after all, a Jan Fearnley story.

Blue Bananas are fresh and imaginative stories by top children's authors and illustrators for beginner readers. The clear type, simple vocabulary and bright pictures on every page are specially designed for the early stages of reading development. Slightly bigger for smaller hands, these stunning picture books are a perfect way to share storytelling and build reading confidence.

Plodney the Supersleuth

by Jane Clarke

Published 1 August 2001
Blue Bananas are fresh and imaginative stories by top children's authors and illustrators for beginner readers. The clear type, simple vocabulary and bright pictures on every page are specially designed for the early stages of reading development. Slightly bigger for smaller hands, these stunning picture books are a perfect way to share storytelling and build reading confidence.

Magic Lemonade

by Joyce Dunbar

Published 1 May 2001
Blue Bananas are fresh and imaginative stories by top children's authors and illustrators for beginner readers. The clear type, simple vocabulary and bright pictures on every page are specially designed for the early stages of reading development. Slightly bigger for smaller hands, these stunning picture books are a perfect way to share storytelling and build reading confidence.