Mandy is Still a Banana is both illustrator Amy Evans and writer Zoe Arena’s debut picture book.
From the publisher:
The problem is, Mandy doesn’t want to be a banana. She would rather be a big, prickly pineapple like Pedro; or a round, plump watermelon like Wilhelmina; or a sweet, juicy strawberry like Priscilla.
It takes a plucky little blueberry called Blip to help Mandy focus on her ‘haves’ and not her ‘have-nots’ and to celebrate what makes her so unique, so bendy, so brilliant and so absolutely, so fabulously . . . BANANA!
A quirky, utterly charming, life-affirming celebration of the beauty of diversity featuring an all-star cast of fruit-bowl friends. Heart-warming and funny in equal measure, Mandy is Still a Banana is guaranteed to be a hit with little ones and adults alike.
Before publication, this story selected by dPICTUS for The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase in Bologna.