Banana by Zoey Abbott
A dad does everything with his daughter. Thay always have a great time together. But then dad gets a banana. At first, they have fun together with the banana but then dad starts spending all his time with the banana instead of his daughter. What should she do?
I think it is fun that it is banana that distracts the father. The point is it could be anything. So why not a magic banana? And I think it is cute that when the dad feels bad the daughter knows exactly what to do to make him feel better. But. I do think this is a cautionary tale aimed more at the parent reading the book than the child the book is being read to. Which is not necessarily a bad thing. If you can inform the parent while entertaining the child that is a good thing. But the major problem I have is the message it gives the child that if they think something is taking too much of their parent's time, they should destroy it. I think this book encourages children to just get rid of things they don't like and I don't think that is a good message. Probably not something I will read to my nieces.
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