Handa's Surprise
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By Eileen Browne, and and, Eileen Browne
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189 reviews
In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend.
A modern classic named one of the best culturally diverse picture books in the UK, this is the story of Handa, who’s part of the Luo tribe in south-west Kenya. Handa decides to take seven pieces of delicious fruit to her friend, Akeyo, who lives in the neighbouring village. But as Handa wonders, I wonder what fruit Akeyo will like best?, a series of sneaky animals steal something from Handa’s basket, which she’s carrying on her head… When Handa reaches Akeyo, will she have anything left to offer her friend?
Richly-illustrated, brimming with luscious fruit and cheeky wild animals, this mouth-watering story is for the youngest of readers. In the best pantomime spirit, children will long to tell Handa what’s happening right behind her!
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Nice
Very colourful book
I like this book because at the end there were tangerines
Animals were cheeky and took Handa's fruits. Some phonics were tricky but I enjoyed the story.
I like Handa meeting the animals and then she lost the fruit because the ate it.
I liked it when the goat bumped into the tree!
I recommend it because Handa were a good friend and you can learn lots of fruits.
I like it when the animals pinch the fruit
I liked all the animals
Its a lovely book
We thought this was funny
I liked this book because she was surprised at the end when she saw the tangerines
Lovely simple story. Great illustrations. Joy to read
I liked how she got loads of red berries!
I loved the giraffe in the story as it's my favourite animal. My favourite part was when Handa and her friend were both surprised about the oranges at the end and they laughed together.
I like tangerines like the ones she had on her hat. The animal kept stealing them you can’t steal
lovely cultured book
I like all of the fruit!
Funny
The tangerines were SURPRISING!
I liked this story because the fruits in the basket get changed and Handa is surprised at the end.
Loved it.
I loved how Handa's basket was full of her friend's favorite fruit in the end!
It was so good I gave it 5 stars. The animals kept getting the fruit. In the end the basket was full of tangerines!
My favourite bit is when they both ate the tangerines together
Because of the surprise
It was a good story bit felt bad for handa because the animals kept stealing the food.
I liked guessing the different fruits and animals. I would like to eat passion fruit. I would recommend to a friend.
I liked guessing the animals and fruits. I would recommend this to a friend.
I liked naming the different fruits and animals.
