COUNTING TO BANANAS

A hilarious, mostly-rhyming picture book about a Banana and Narrator who can't quite agree on what their book is about. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' We Are in a Book and Adam Rex's Nothing Rhymes With Orange!

When the narrator of this book keeps adding fruit to the story, Banana can't wait for it to be his turn. The book is called Counting to Bananas, after all. But as more and more fruit get their time in the spotlight, Banana starts to object. When will it be time for bananas? And as the Narrator starts adding animals to the story instead of fruit, Banana starts to go, well... BANANAS!

With laugh-out-loud text from debut author Carrie Tillotson and bold and bright illustrations from Estrela Lourenço this is the story of a Banana and Narrator who have very strong opinions about what should (and should not!) be in this book.

Carrie Tillotson, is a children's book author, runner, and ice cream aficionado. A former biostatistician, Carrie channels her zest for fun, play, science, and nature into children's books by night. You can find her other work in Muse and Ask magazines, and in forthcoming issues of SCBWI's Bulletin, and Highlights High Five. Living near a wetland, she encounters as many birds, squirrels, raccoons, deer, and skunks as you can imagine in the middle of a city. Visit her online at carrietillotson.com. Find her on Twitter at @carrietillotson.

Estrela Lourenço is a children's book author-illustrator and a SCBWI member. She has worked in animation for the past fourteen years, most of which as a character animator on shows like The Amazing World of Gumball for Cartoon Network and Wander Over Yonder for Disney XD. She the illustrator of the Elixir Fixers series for Albert Whitman & Company and has self published two books entitled My Friend and A Letter from Alhandra. Visit her online at estrelalourenco.pt.