Banananow - (Somos8) by Rafael Ordóñez (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Monkey is getting rich with his food delivery company in the jungle: BananaNow. The animals spend so much time on computers, video game consoles, and tablets that they don't even bother hunting or looking for food. Monkey works non-stop. He has so many orders every day, but he is exhausted and misses hanging out with his friend Hippopotamus by the river, eating bananas. Will Monkey realize that money is not the most important thing?"--

Book Synopsis

The animals in the jungle are so absorbed by their tablets, mobile phones, and video game consoles that they even start forgetting to eat! So Monkey comes up with a great idea: BananaNow, a food delivery service!

Monkey is getting rich with his food delivery company in the jungle: BananaNow. The animals spend so much time on computers, video game consoles, and tablets that they don't even bother hunting or looking for food. Monkey works non-stop. He has so many orders every day, but he is exhausted and misses hanging out with his friend Hippopotamus by the river, eating bananas. Will Monkey realize that money is not the most important thing?

A cautionary tale about the perils of working too much, the excessive use of new technologies and not finding time to enjoy life.

Review Quotes

Pick this up for a colorful animal tale that will get readers thinking about problem solving and what it's worth to be able to hang out with friends face to face. - YA Books Central.

This book can fill a collection development gap in libraries that seek to address the use of electronic devices. - School Library Journal.

This picture book is everything! This book has a modern day technology theme to put down your phones and live. With animal characters that are engaging to anyone reading. This story is a fun read with an important underlying message for any age. - NetGalley-Bookseller.

About the Author

Rafael Ordóñez is a poet, author of picture books, riddles, stories, plays and recipes. He has published scores of books: fairy tales, riddles, a comic, two plays, a book of tourism stories and more with some of the most prestigious Publishing Houses in Spain.

César Barceló Francés has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Valencia (Spain). His career as an illustrator began when he did a Postgraduate Illustration Course in Barcelona (Spain). His style can be seen in numerous works such as the posters for the Jazz festival at the Botànic in Valencia and for the Valencia Book Fair 2012. He won the Generalitat Valenciana Award for the best illustrated book in Valencian, 2004.