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Anna, Banana, and the Monkey in the Middle
The second book in the Anna, Banana illustrated chapter-book series, in which a girl named Anna navigates the joys and challenges of third-grade best friendship, with her wiener dog, Banana, by her side.
Anna is lucky to have two best friends--it makes everything twice as fun. She’s excited to go with both Sadie and Isabel on their class trip to the zoo.
But when Anna’s two best friends start choosing opposite sides on everything, Anna feels caught in the middle. Sadie wants Anna to see the spiny anteater with her, but Isabel wants to visit the tortoise instead. When Isabel pulls Anna toward the camel house, Sadie yanks her toward the giraffes. It’s like they’re playing a game of tug-of-war and Anna is the rope!
How can Anna keep the peace without causing double trouble?
With a little help from her beloved dog, Banana, as well as some unexpected advice from her family, Anna tries to figure out what it means to be a best friend to two very different people...while still being true to herself.
Anna is lucky to have two best friends--it makes everything twice as fun. She’s excited to go with both Sadie and Isabel on their class trip to the zoo.
But when Anna’s two best friends start choosing opposite sides on everything, Anna feels caught in the middle. Sadie wants Anna to see the spiny anteater with her, but Isabel wants to visit the tortoise instead. When Isabel pulls Anna toward the camel house, Sadie yanks her toward the giraffes. It’s like they’re playing a game of tug-of-war and Anna is the rope!
How can Anna keep the peace without causing double trouble?
With a little help from her beloved dog, Banana, as well as some unexpected advice from her family, Anna tries to figure out what it means to be a best friend to two very different people...while still being true to herself.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published July 7, 2015
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About the author
Anica Mrose Rissi
20 books243 followersWriter, storyteller, editrix. Author of picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA. Fan of dogs and ice cream. Offers energetic, interactive presentations and writing workshops for students of all ages at libraries, festivals, and schools.
Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where she read a lot of books and loved a lot of pets. She now tells and collects stories, makes up songs on her violin, and eats cheese with her friends in central New Jersey, where she lives with her dog, Sweet Potato. As a former book editor turned writer and storyteller, Anica has spoken with kids and adults across the country about all pieces of the writing process. Her essays have been published by The Writer magazine and the New York Times, and she plays fiddle in and writes lyrics for the band Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves. Anica posts about bookish things at @anicarissi on Instagram.
Anica teaches in the Writing for Children & Young Adults MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and is available for in-person and virtual writing workshops and presentations with groups of all sizes and ages. Find out more at http://anicarissi.com.
Author photograph (c) Kim Indresano
Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where she read a lot of books and loved a lot of pets. She now tells and collects stories, makes up songs on her violin, and eats cheese with her friends in central New Jersey, where she lives with her dog, Sweet Potato. As a former book editor turned writer and storyteller, Anica has spoken with kids and adults across the country about all pieces of the writing process. Her essays have been published by The Writer magazine and the New York Times, and she plays fiddle in and writes lyrics for the band Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves. Anica posts about bookish things at @anicarissi on Instagram.
Anica teaches in the Writing for Children & Young Adults MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and is available for in-person and virtual writing workshops and presentations with groups of all sizes and ages. Find out more at http://anicarissi.com.
Author photograph (c) Kim Indresano
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July 29, 2018
I had never heard of these books until my daughter found it on Friday, we needed some more books to finish her reading program points. They didn't have book one but they had book two. So I went ahead and let her get it for us to read. This was a fun little book.
This book has three friends trying to solve a problem that some friends really actually have to try to solve. Trying to figure out how to share your friends and also how to make choices involving more then two people's ideas.
Anna, Isabel and Sadie have to figure out how to work as a threesome. A field trip to the zoo. A bus which you can only sit two to a seat but promised both friends you would sit with them. Being able to work as a threesome instead of a pair but you can only pick one animal to do a report on. But one wants pandas and the other wants zebras. One friend wants to look this way and the other that way. What is poor Anna to do? She feels like a monkey in the middle and her friends are pulling her that way and this. But how can she say that she likes this or that without hurting another friend's feelings?
She finally has to tell her friends to stop making her choose because she can't pick between them. Her father gives her advice and hopefully she can make things work with her friends. Or else, she will keep feeling like a money in the middle with her friends trying to pull her apart.
This book offers some good advice when dealing with this kind of problem because it's not just bam and the problem turned out to be nothing at all. It was solved by talking and making some rules. This way no one feels like the monkey in the middle again.
This book has three friends trying to solve a problem that some friends really actually have to try to solve. Trying to figure out how to share your friends and also how to make choices involving more then two people's ideas.
Anna, Isabel and Sadie have to figure out how to work as a threesome. A field trip to the zoo. A bus which you can only sit two to a seat but promised both friends you would sit with them. Being able to work as a threesome instead of a pair but you can only pick one animal to do a report on. But one wants pandas and the other wants zebras. One friend wants to look this way and the other that way. What is poor Anna to do? She feels like a monkey in the middle and her friends are pulling her that way and this. But how can she say that she likes this or that without hurting another friend's feelings?
She finally has to tell her friends to stop making her choose because she can't pick between them. Her father gives her advice and hopefully she can make things work with her friends. Or else, she will keep feeling like a money in the middle with her friends trying to pull her apart.
This book offers some good advice when dealing with this kind of problem because it's not just bam and the problem turned out to be nothing at all. It was solved by talking and making some rules. This way no one feels like the monkey in the middle again.
October 31, 2020
Anna og hendes veninder Sandie og Isabel og resten af klassen og to parallel klasser skal i Zoo Anna har en hund der hedder Banana. Da Anna samler hendes rygsæk op fra gulvet, faldet et stykke papir ud. Anna samler det op og folder det ud, det var en tegning af to pandaer. Under den ene panda stod der Anna, og den anden stod der Isabel. Isabel af god til at tegne. Endelig skal de i Zoo, de skal køre bus derhen. Men man mår ikke sider tre på sæderne. I Zoo møde pigerne elefanter og aber, og en af dyrepasserne viser dem en elefantlort.
Jeg synes bogen er god, fordi den er spændende og med meget fantasi. Der sker det at nogen bliver kede af det - men så ordner det sig igen.
- Sarah 8 år.
Jeg synes bogen er god, fordi den er spændende og med meget fantasi. Der sker det at nogen bliver kede af det - men så ordner det sig igen.
- Sarah 8 år.
June 10, 2019
Anna feels split between her two best friends Sadie and Isabel on a trip to the zoo which after they can't fairly decide on an animal for their project.
The book show's the importance of friendship being equal and give and take sharing things and not judging each other or their choices. It was a quick and fun read especially when involving even more animals than normal.
The book show's the importance of friendship being equal and give and take sharing things and not judging each other or their choices. It was a quick and fun read especially when involving even more animals than normal.
November 9, 2019
I read this book with my eight year old and she really enjoyed it. The book teaches lessons about friendship and how to manage two best friends. The book revolves around a trip Anna's class takes to the zoo.
March 26, 2024
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January 14, 2019
it can be challenging having 2 bff's
September 19, 2019
I really liked this book because it was a really fun and friendly book.
March 1, 2020
This is a great book, exploring the themes of friendship and fairness.
February 9, 2023
you know what this one actually had some thoughts and plot and message, unlike many of the books for little kids i have to read for work lol
February 15, 2019
I love this series! This one especially, is a chapter book with a ton of depth, yet so relatable! I’m a lot like Anna so this story about managing the transition from one best friend to two is spot on!
September 10, 2015
Anna, banana, and the monkey in the middle came in the mail this morning with a hand written note and a cute little bookmark.
Received from winning the sweepstakes.
It's a fun read to kids 6-10, and they'll most certainly, learn, enjoy and relate very well to the story.
I personally enjoyed the book and can't wait to give it to a kid who needs it. I recommend that everyone read it, kids as well as adults.
Now, let's move on to the next part of the review.
Fast paced, charming, cute at times, and engages both adults and kids! That's one thing that I think is the best part of the book. Even if I'm reading this alone or to a kid, I can be sure that I'll enjoy it. I'll learn things from it. Sure brings back childhood memories.
Remember when you were reading the hare and tortoise story to your nephew while you were worrying about your sales quota and your office superstar? Then, as you were having fun, the moral of the story that steady consistent performance is way better than short bursts got ingrained in your brain so much that you consistently performed to be the salesman of the year at the end of the fiscal year? Well, that's what this book is gonna do for you. I had to put down this page-turner to understand the profundity of some messages. I wrote down a few pointers to remember when reading it to a kid.
Here are some quick things that I noticed and loved, especially the subtle ways to teach a kid the right things to do and the right ways to do it:
1. Using an oxford comma in the title!
2. Waking up feeling energetic to take on the day, not like, 'man, this alarm is killing me, I gotta wake up so that I won't be late to work, but with a sunny disposition that it's gonna be the best day in your life! Trust me, that way of waking up excited thinking of what we're gonna do that day puts us and everyone around us in a chirpy mood. Loved it.
3. Fun facts on prairie dogs, gorillas, elephants, red pandas, yellow-and-black leopard geckos, and taking up big issues like extinction.
4. Learning a new word a day. English is my 3rd language and this is how I learned my vocabulary as well.The author includes a couple of primers - 'unique' and 'scat'. Unique style indeed.
5. I think time for breakfast applies to me as well. I stopped having one quite a while ago. Bringing it back.
6. The value of punctuality (going to school on time). Giving people genuine compliments (helped me a lot in school, at home, and at work).
7. Funny riddles. Funny puns. Smellyphant! Hahaha!
8. The workings of Anna's brain while coming up with a decision to sit. Man, it was brilliant. Life throws constraints at you that you might have little control over. Such constraints demand that you sacrifice something, often reducing your free time or finances such that you're bound to break someone's heart. Be it putting in extra hours for you kid's future and thus not being able to make to their little league game, or spending the last of your paycheck on your kids' dress and not on a movie night with your wife, things happen. I love the brilliance with which the whole scene was written and how hiding and wishing that the problem isn't gonna make the problem go away. It teaches to own up and take control. Just amazing!
9. Beautiful contrast. Immediately after summoning the inner maturity to make a decision, Anna starts playing cat's cradle. Sadie being practical and silly.
10. Introducing how women are not hapless dames but can take charge and lead. Speaking about Rapunzel, the author says, 'climbing down yourself is way better than waiting for a prince.' True, isn't it?
11. Being respectful to the right authority, being respectful to the host, teaching acceptance and being non-judgemental. Especially, Sadie's habit of keeping everything in order, Anna going at her own pace, Isabel's habit of making lists, etc.
12. Cute pet names: Banana and Mewsic!
13. To talk out problems rather than letting them fester.
14. Introduction to classic literature: More than meets the eye and who's the fairest?
15. Fairness doesn't mean sameness.
I personally enjoyed the book and can't wait to give it to a kid who needs it. I recommend that everyone read it, kids as well as adults.
Received from winning the sweepstakes.
It's a fun read to kids 6-10, and they'll most certainly, learn, enjoy and relate very well to the story.
I personally enjoyed the book and can't wait to give it to a kid who needs it. I recommend that everyone read it, kids as well as adults.
Now, let's move on to the next part of the review.
Fast paced, charming, cute at times, and engages both adults and kids! That's one thing that I think is the best part of the book. Even if I'm reading this alone or to a kid, I can be sure that I'll enjoy it. I'll learn things from it. Sure brings back childhood memories.
Remember when you were reading the hare and tortoise story to your nephew while you were worrying about your sales quota and your office superstar? Then, as you were having fun, the moral of the story that steady consistent performance is way better than short bursts got ingrained in your brain so much that you consistently performed to be the salesman of the year at the end of the fiscal year? Well, that's what this book is gonna do for you. I had to put down this page-turner to understand the profundity of some messages. I wrote down a few pointers to remember when reading it to a kid.
Here are some quick things that I noticed and loved, especially the subtle ways to teach a kid the right things to do and the right ways to do it:
1. Using an oxford comma in the title!
2. Waking up feeling energetic to take on the day, not like, 'man, this alarm is killing me, I gotta wake up so that I won't be late to work, but with a sunny disposition that it's gonna be the best day in your life! Trust me, that way of waking up excited thinking of what we're gonna do that day puts us and everyone around us in a chirpy mood. Loved it.
3. Fun facts on prairie dogs, gorillas, elephants, red pandas, yellow-and-black leopard geckos, and taking up big issues like extinction.
4. Learning a new word a day. English is my 3rd language and this is how I learned my vocabulary as well.The author includes a couple of primers - 'unique' and 'scat'. Unique style indeed.
5. I think time for breakfast applies to me as well. I stopped having one quite a while ago. Bringing it back.
6. The value of punctuality (going to school on time). Giving people genuine compliments (helped me a lot in school, at home, and at work).
7. Funny riddles. Funny puns. Smellyphant! Hahaha!
8. The workings of Anna's brain while coming up with a decision to sit. Man, it was brilliant. Life throws constraints at you that you might have little control over. Such constraints demand that you sacrifice something, often reducing your free time or finances such that you're bound to break someone's heart. Be it putting in extra hours for you kid's future and thus not being able to make to their little league game, or spending the last of your paycheck on your kids' dress and not on a movie night with your wife, things happen. I love the brilliance with which the whole scene was written and how hiding and wishing that the problem isn't gonna make the problem go away. It teaches to own up and take control. Just amazing!
9. Beautiful contrast. Immediately after summoning the inner maturity to make a decision, Anna starts playing cat's cradle. Sadie being practical and silly.
10. Introducing how women are not hapless dames but can take charge and lead. Speaking about Rapunzel, the author says, 'climbing down yourself is way better than waiting for a prince.' True, isn't it?
11. Being respectful to the right authority, being respectful to the host, teaching acceptance and being non-judgemental. Especially, Sadie's habit of keeping everything in order, Anna going at her own pace, Isabel's habit of making lists, etc.
12. Cute pet names: Banana and Mewsic!
13. To talk out problems rather than letting them fester.
14. Introduction to classic literature: More than meets the eye and who's the fairest?
15. Fairness doesn't mean sameness.
I personally enjoyed the book and can't wait to give it to a kid who needs it. I recommend that everyone read it, kids as well as adults.
April 27, 2025
it was good but I was not really in to it
December 19, 2016
[This is a review of books one and two in the Anna, Banana series.
Anna has always shared everything with her best friend, Sadie, but she's not happy when, in book 1, Anna Banana and the Friendship Split, Sadie claims Anna's special birthday necklace as her own. Worse, now Sadie is ignoring Anna and acting like they are no longer friends. Forced to branch out, Anna grows closer to Isabel. When Anna and Sadie patch things up in book 2, Anna, Banana, and the Monkey in the Middle, suddenly Anna feels caught in the middle between the two girls, who pull her in opposite directions.
This new series gives honest and believable insight into the problems that sometimes arise in elementary school friendships. While none of the characters is especially well-developed, each girl represents a role in a friendship triangle that will be familiar to many readers. The girls also come from different racial backgrounds, which ensures the book will satisfy the outcry for more diverse books.
Strangely, despite the prominence of her name in the title of the series, Banana the dog does not figure heavily into either of these first two books, suggesting that she has been included only to facilitate the catchy title. While bananas work nicely with "split" and "monkey," the title loses its pizzazz when it becomes clear that the dog is tangential to the main focus. These books are very much about humans, which works very well, but will disappoint readers drawn in by the dog prints on the books' covers.
Other disappointments include gratuitous toilet humor (yes, kids like it but that doesn't mean the adults who write for them have to glorify it), the unrealistically easy resolution to the problems between Anna and Sadie without a proper apology or explanation and overall bland and forgettable writing. While this series is likely to find readers among third and fourth graders it pales in comparison to The Best Friend Battle and The Mean Girl Meltdown by Lindsey Eyre, which cover the same ground through the lens of a much more positive worldview.
Anna has always shared everything with her best friend, Sadie, but she's not happy when, in book 1, Anna Banana and the Friendship Split, Sadie claims Anna's special birthday necklace as her own. Worse, now Sadie is ignoring Anna and acting like they are no longer friends. Forced to branch out, Anna grows closer to Isabel. When Anna and Sadie patch things up in book 2, Anna, Banana, and the Monkey in the Middle, suddenly Anna feels caught in the middle between the two girls, who pull her in opposite directions.
This new series gives honest and believable insight into the problems that sometimes arise in elementary school friendships. While none of the characters is especially well-developed, each girl represents a role in a friendship triangle that will be familiar to many readers. The girls also come from different racial backgrounds, which ensures the book will satisfy the outcry for more diverse books.
Strangely, despite the prominence of her name in the title of the series, Banana the dog does not figure heavily into either of these first two books, suggesting that she has been included only to facilitate the catchy title. While bananas work nicely with "split" and "monkey," the title loses its pizzazz when it becomes clear that the dog is tangential to the main focus. These books are very much about humans, which works very well, but will disappoint readers drawn in by the dog prints on the books' covers.
Other disappointments include gratuitous toilet humor (yes, kids like it but that doesn't mean the adults who write for them have to glorify it), the unrealistically easy resolution to the problems between Anna and Sadie without a proper apology or explanation and overall bland and forgettable writing. While this series is likely to find readers among third and fourth graders it pales in comparison to The Best Friend Battle and The Mean Girl Meltdown by Lindsey Eyre, which cover the same ground through the lens of a much more positive worldview.
August 12, 2015
*I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks so much to both the author and Goodreads! This in no way impacts my review, though!*
I really liked this book, and I am so excited to share it with my students. It would be fun to ask my students to look for similes as they read this, because there are so many! And they're so cute! Even better is what my students with social/behavior goals can gain from this. We can see where we think the characters are on the Mood Meter at different points on the book. We can do a lot of "what would you do?" throughout the book, as well as come up with other strategies and ideas. What's a really good idea? What could she do that might not be a good choice? etc. There are good strategies and ideas to solve the problem in the story which is awesome. The problem in the story is completely something I think my students would be able to relate to!
I would recommend it for elementary classrooms, and I will definitely look for other Anna, Banana books for my own library!
I really liked this book, and I am so excited to share it with my students. It would be fun to ask my students to look for similes as they read this, because there are so many! And they're so cute! Even better is what my students with social/behavior goals can gain from this. We can see where we think the characters are on the Mood Meter at different points on the book. We can do a lot of "what would you do?" throughout the book, as well as come up with other strategies and ideas. What's a really good idea? What could she do that might not be a good choice? etc. There are good strategies and ideas to solve the problem in the story which is awesome. The problem in the story is completely something I think my students would be able to relate to!
I would recommend it for elementary classrooms, and I will definitely look for other Anna, Banana books for my own library!
March 15, 2015
This was a fun book, but it had the same problem as the first one. Anna is pretty much tortured throughout the book, then a family member offers her a great solution for her problems a little before the ending. Anna follows said advice, and the problems, of course, cease to happen any longer.
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Anna has 2 best friends. These best friends seem to constantly argue over who gets time with Anna, and about whose decision is the right one in any given situation. This makes Anna's class trip to the zoo seem alot less fun for her.
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I would like to continue this series, and hope that they will not be so much like the other books in the future.
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Anna has 2 best friends. These best friends seem to constantly argue over who gets time with Anna, and about whose decision is the right one in any given situation. This makes Anna's class trip to the zoo seem alot less fun for her.
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I would like to continue this series, and hope that they will not be so much like the other books in the future.
April 7, 2016
Another great story illustrating the ups and downs of friendships. The story picks right up from the previous story. No obnoxious repetition of plot-lines, just a smooth transition to the next development in the girls interpersonal relationships.
I work with children who are re-learning how to interact with people in appropriate ways. I am constantly looking for stories that model good behavior and help get the conversation started in an interesting way. These Anna, Banana books have been wonderful in the classroom. They illustrate lessons that seem to be obvious to adults, but to children (especially children in my program) they offer valuable information on how to make and maintain meaningful friendships.
I work with children who are re-learning how to interact with people in appropriate ways. I am constantly looking for stories that model good behavior and help get the conversation started in an interesting way. These Anna, Banana books have been wonderful in the classroom. They illustrate lessons that seem to be obvious to adults, but to children (especially children in my program) they offer valuable information on how to make and maintain meaningful friendships.
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August 6, 2016Anna finds herself torn between two friends in the second book of a charming illustrated chapter book series about the joys and challenges of elementary school friendships.
Sadie and Isabel are Anna’s two best friends, and Anna can’t wait to go with them on the class field trip to the zoo—but she keeps getting caught in the middle. Isabel wants Anna to see the tortoise with her, but Sadie wants to see the spiny anteater. Isabel wants to do their group report on giant pandas, while Sadie wants them to write about zebras. With a little help from her beloved dog, Banana, as well as some wise advice from her family, can Anna figure out what it means to be a best friend to two very different people—and still be a friend to herself?
Sadie and Isabel are Anna’s two best friends, and Anna can’t wait to go with them on the class field trip to the zoo—but she keeps getting caught in the middle. Isabel wants Anna to see the tortoise with her, but Sadie wants to see the spiny anteater. Isabel wants to do their group report on giant pandas, while Sadie wants them to write about zebras. With a little help from her beloved dog, Banana, as well as some wise advice from her family, can Anna figure out what it means to be a best friend to two very different people—and still be a friend to herself?
October 13, 2015
Anna has two best friends and one big problem. Both of her friends want her to choose between them. Who will Anna sit next to on the bus? Who will she choose as a field trip partner? Who’s favorite animal will Anna choose to do their project on? Anna tries to solve the problem herself, but she feels like she’s being torn in half. Her dog, Banana is a good listener, but not much help. Then something her dad tells her about fairness makes her realize that each friend is unique and that she can be fair to both by being herself. http://julianaleewriter.com/the-cybil...
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November 22, 2015
Having two best friends is great -- mostly. There's always someone to play with, someone to sit next to on the bus, and someone to share lunch with. Unfortunately, Anna discovers that it's tough when two very different someones are fighting over her -- and nothing brings out the competition for Anna's attention like a class field trip to the zoo.
With its honest yet humorous look at the complicated natures of friendship and jealousy, this early chapter book feels very relevant to the lives of many elementary-schoolers. The characters are sympathetic and the resolution is hopeful without being too pat. All in all a great second installment in the series.
With its honest yet humorous look at the complicated natures of friendship and jealousy, this early chapter book feels very relevant to the lives of many elementary-schoolers. The characters are sympathetic and the resolution is hopeful without being too pat. All in all a great second installment in the series.
October 11, 2015
Anna finds herself in a predicament when her two best friends want her full attention all the time. On a field trip to the zoo Anna must find a way to satisfy both her friends without setting off a storm. But it's not easy being the 'monkey in the middle'. Once again, Rissi has written a thoroughly engaging story for early chapter book readers whose concerns with friendship and school take priority in their lives. Banana, the dog, also makes for a fun companion for Anna in her struggles to do the right thing.
August 3, 2015
This was a great shorter chapter book about friendship and the joys and challenges it can bring (particularly when you're sharing your time between multiple friends). Anna struck me as a really realistic character and reminded me of myself when I was in elementary school. Navigating the ins and outs of friendship can be really challenging, particularly if you're a bit sensitive and don't want anyone to be hurt. It's nice to see diversity (Anna is African American, Isabel is Latina and Sadie is Caucasian) in the friends without race being the focus. Definitely will buy this for my school.
July 10, 2015
This second book in the Anna Banana series finds Anna in the middle of her two best friends. Having two best friends is AWESOME!! until they seem to want Anna to choose between them. This is a funny and cute realistic story about a 3rd grade girl dealing with the same friendship issues that many kids face. I am loving this series!
September 16, 2015
The Anna Banana books center on a third-grade girl named Anna who has an adorable little dog named Banana. Can I just say how much I LOVE the relationship between Anna and her dog? Mostly, however, the book is about friendship and the tricky navigation that comes with having two best friends at that age. I love this series and I can't wait to read book #4!
December 14, 2015
Banana (the dog) doesn't really fit in at all. Anna is torn between two best friends & thinks she needs to always go along with each. While a good message--be yourself--this takes too long to get to that point. And the girl drama is just taxing. This would have been better if there were more additional story & the drama was just a part of the book.
July 25, 2015
Oh my. Here we go...imagine this: a children’s story in which the main characters have a conflict and they (are you ready?) work. it. out. themselves. Wow. The characters are all quite likable and quite diverse. Write this title down on your Buy List.
April 5, 2016
I enjoyed the characters in the story and the problems they work through. It's so nice to see characters solving real-world problems that often get overlooked by adults.
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August 15, 2016This is a great book for transitional readers. Perfect for 1st or 2nd graders. Anna is cute and very likable. This is a quick read.
May 8, 2017
I liked the story and so did my 10 year old. Shows how three girlfriends deal with friendship and jealousy.
The mention of Banana seemed like an afterthought most of the time. The story would be going along and then"wonder what Banana would think" would show up. That seemed odd, like we're forced to remember the title of the series is Anna Banana yet the dog isn't needed in this book, let alone a mention in every chapter.
The mention of Banana seemed like an afterthought most of the time. The story would be going along and then"wonder what Banana would think" would show up. That seemed odd, like we're forced to remember the title of the series is Anna Banana yet the dog isn't needed in this book, let alone a mention in every chapter.
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