Go Bananas with Betty
Betty
is a little gorilla who has big problems with bananas. This hilarious
book will have kids laughing and crying along with Betty and her
friend, Mr. Toucan.
While reading
the story, there are tons of new vocabulary words
that can be discussed with your little one(s). It also allows a lot
of discussing or talking about
what Betty is doing or going to do next, as well as what she should
not be doing. Anticipating what Betty will do can aid in childrens’
narrative skills as
well. Along with the bright and colorful pictures, the story has
bigger and bolder words to convey Betty’s emotions, which helps
children with their print
awareness
by noticing the differences in text.
Extend the book with a paper banana craft!
We saw this craft on Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails and thought it would be perfect to go with Betty Goes Bananas, especially with the fun suggestion for making it scented.
This is a fun and easy craft idea that doesn’t require a lot of materials. All you need is a piece of white paper with a banana drawn or printed on it. You can make it a little special by putting some banana extract on a napkin or paper towel and rubbing it on the page. Have your child take some yellow paper and tear it up into little squares or shapes. For an older child, you can have them practice their scissor skills and cut the paper up (with supervision). Then glue the yellow squares onto the banana as a collage.