“It’s the perfect bedtime book when they want just one more.”

—Nicole Anderson, mother of two

“This is a book my grandchildren can read to me.” 

—Char, Milaca, MN

One Mom's Story

“When my daughter Reyana was 18 months old, she fell in love with Nat Knows Bananas. She immediately identified with ‘going shopping with mommy’ and she does different actions on every page. She names the pictures of groceries at the beginning of the book and tells me which groceries are coming first and last. Her favorite part is when Nat has to wait for her bananas (my daughter loves bananas, too). She loves to make her ‘Nat’ face, a sly little grin with her eyes looking to the side, just like Nat makes when she's eyeing those green bananas.

Now my daughter is almost 3 years old and we keep Nat Knows Bananas in the car so she can look at it in her car seat. When her brother or sister needs a good chuckle, they say, ‘Reyana, make your Nat face!’ Reyana gives her little grin and everyone laughs.

My son, who is learning to tell time, also loves reading this book to his little sister and telling her what time it is. It's a wonderful book on many levels—most importantly, about teaching patience to children and letting them know they aren't the only ones who have to wait for the good things!”

—MIchelle Leise, writer and mother of 3