Reviews for Bitter Bananas

The average rating for Bitter Bananas based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-02-13 00:00:00 Tyler Tolson Summary: Yusuf lived in a small African village and loved to drink palm sap. He would sell what he didn't drink at the market, but someone was stealing his palm sap. Yusuf was going to find out who was stealing from him, so he hid in the bushes before dawn. Suddenly baboons came up and he realized that they were stealing his sap. He charged out of the bushes and yelled at the baboons to leave his sap alone. He tried to keep the baboons away by cutting down trees and scaring them away, but nothing would work. Yusuf used things he had around him to make some green juice to have at his tree. The baboons ate the juice and hated it, so they never came back again. Theme: This book delivers the idea that you sometimes need to think outside the box and use what you have around you in order to make the best out of a situation. Personal Response: This book reminded me of a time in class when I was in 5th grade. I was not being taken advantage of, but I needed to use tools around me to fix my project. I had made a bridge out of toothpicks and marshmallows, but I had to make makeshift marshmallows! Recommendation: I think this book would be great to use because it shows a new cultural perspective, as well as teaches children to be creative and clever and that they do not have to be taken advantage of.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-07-31 00:00:00 Marie Johnson “Young Yusuf and his family lived a long time ago in as African village in the heart of the rain forest.” His favorite drink is the palm sap — but someone is stealing it. So, he makes a scarecrow, then a mannequin but that doesn’t work. So, he makes a bitter concoction that is so bad that is chases the baboons away. Bright, vivid illustrations.