Blue Bananas: Hedgehogs Do Not Like Heights by Patricia Forde (author) and Joelle Dreidemy (illustrator)

A funny, magical story about family and imagination from Patricia Forde for Egmont’s Blue Banana series.

Natalie’s sister Lola has climbed up a tree and won’t come down. She says she’s at the wedding of Fizzy Izzy the tooth fairy and Solomon the spider. Then Grim the goblin starts throwing acorns, and turns poor Fizzy Izzy into a hedgehog! And hedgehogs don’t like heights . . .

As the trouble in the tree escalates, Natalie and her family try calling the fire brigade and an ambulance to help. But luckily a friendly witch has a handy spell up her sleeve.

Sure to entrance all beginner readers with its humour and fabulous illustrations!

Blue bananas are chapter books for children learning to read, suitable for NC Level 2 readers. They are carefully designed educational books for children, supporting their understanding of how to read and develop vocabulary. Blue bananas use speech bubbles to aid understanding of dialogue and the text encourages children to explore the feelings of characters.