Alfie's Great Escape: Blue Banana (Banana Books) - Softcover

A fun and frantic chapter book by Kate Irwin for Egmont’s Blue Banana series. A wacky story about a baboon who escapes from a safari park.

Baboons can be so mean! When he falls out with his best friend, Alfie the baboon thinks he'd be better off living with humans. After all, they're never mean and they never argue. Or do they . . .?

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 uses speech bubbles to aid understanding of dialogue and the text encourages children to explore the feelings of characters.

Kate Irwin Kate Irwin is a debut author. She is fascinated by children, animals, psychology and spirituality. She loves music, especially if she can dance to it. She lives in Stockport with her husband, foster daughter, cat and rabbit, and frequently has other extended family members milling around. Clare Elsom Clare Elsom has a BA in Illustration and an MA in Children's Literature. She draws inspiration from clutter, colour, facial expressions and meerkats, and is usually to be found searching for her glasses (which are on her head). When not drawing, she spends equal time with her nose in a book or her head in the clouds, a mug of tea always in hand.