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A young banana likes being part of a bunch, but he's growing up and it's time to head off to school. Only he's afraid to go alone, and he'll do anything to stop the narrator from making him go...that is until he's shown all the fun things he'll miss out on if he doesn't go to school. Funny and absurd, this story of one stubborn banana will ease the anxiety of any child heading off the school for the first time.

A young banana likes being part of a bunch, but he's growing up and it's time to head off to school. Only he's afraid to go alone, and he'll do anything to stop the narrator from making him go...that is until he's shown all the fun things he'll miss out on if he doesn't go to school. Funny and absurd, this story of one stubborn banana will ease the anxiety of any child heading off the school for the first time.

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Since when is a kite afraid of heights? Well, this one is! But when he discovers a hot-air balloon, an airplane, and even a rocketship all possess the same fear, he begins to discover that they are not all that different from one another. This absurd, humorous story is about children understanding that being afraid of something is okay and normal.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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