This is lovely. It's so simple and my son really enjoyed it. We used it to learn all about feeding and it acted as a stimulus for us as we learned about the feeding habits of so many other animals also. This is a great book and very suitable for montessori and junior infants in the primary school

Both my daughter and I really enjoyed reading this cute book before bed, and it will be even better with the pop-ups in the physical copy. We enjoyed naming the cute illustrated animals.

This delightful interactive board book will become your little one's favourite for sure. The illustrations are cartoonish, colourful, vibrant and full of expression and action, hitting all the elements that small kids love.

Safari animals ( bird, giraffe, monkey and crocodile ) pop up in a v-fold with their mouths open eagerly waiting an appropriate snack. The reader must choose a food item (they are creatively dangling from the spine ) to feed the hungry critter. Kids problem solve as they choose the perfect tidbit for each animal to enjoy.

The author has not only created a book but a game! Brilliant! The book will spark conversations, promote hand-eye coordination, deliver new vocabulary and encourage imaginations to bloom. This would be a wonderful gift to give for a birthday or any other special occasion. I highly recommend the book.

Adorable book. Showed the children I work with (age 2-4) and they loved the idea. Definitetly one we would consider getting for our preschool library .

Oh My Gosh! This book is so cute. It is perfect for the little one in your life. My grandson and I read the ebook together, therefore we did not have the benefit of the “dangly food items” that the book description talks about. However, we had so much fun guessing what we thought the animals might eat. My grandson loved the use of onomatopoeia in the book and I enjoyed the colorful illustrations. At the end of the book we had a wonderful discussion about what we guessed the animals would eat and what the illustrations had created. All said and done, Little guy and I had a wonderful reading experience together. I definitely will keep this book in mind as I purchase books for friends and family.

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Carly Madden and Quatro Publishing Group through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a cute book; I like that it has food items hanging from the book to feed to the animals and that there are pictures on the back to show what the animals normally eat. I also like that children will be able to choose whatever food item they want to feed to each animal. Each time you read this book it could be different, you could be silly and feed every animal the same food, or all the wrong food, or you could be serious and feed them the appropriate food. Just a fun book.

This review is identical to Bone! as both books have dangly food items and animals to read, and both were just fun books.

What's not to love about this charmingly engaging board book that can't fail to appeal to children as young as one up to four year-old preschoolers. It's clever and fun, and takes interactive to a whole new level. It's not just a book — it's a game!

The concept is simple but effective. Choose the right (or wrong, if you want to be silly!) snack for each of the four animals: a bird, a giraffe, a monkey and a crocodile, and put it into its (pop-up) mouth. The different snacks — worm, leaf, banana, fish — are dangling from cords attached to the spine of the book. What a seriously genius idea!

Little ones will adore the bright, colorful illustrations, which all have interesting little details to grab their attention and spark questions and discussions.

I especially love the educational aspects of this book. It's great for promoting hand-eye coordination, discovering new vocabulary, and encouraging imaginative play. I look forward to purchasing a hard copy once it is published to read with my little grandsons.

If you read and liked Bone, you'll also like Banana. Same format and ideas, just with different animals and foods.

What a cute book! I think this book is perfect for toddlers! This book will be a great gift for people with small children!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced digital copy of this book!

Before the Internet, a pop-up book was the thing closest you could get to an interactive read. What a pleasure to see then that the old technology is still holding strong in the cyber age.

Banana & Bone are both board books of the pop up variety. Each book has six pages of attractive and captivating full color illustrations of animals.

In Banana the characters include: a monkey, a crocodile, a bird and a giraffe. In Bone the main character is a dog and he is accompanied by a black cat, a sleepy rabbit and a hungry parrot. Banana and Bone are both children’s non-fiction activity books containing short sentences and pictures throughout.

Banana and Bone are the product of Quarto Publishing. In my opinion Quarto is synonymous for quality in children’s literature. Their publications are always beautifully illustrated, age appropriate and vibrantly eye catching. They know what children want, and they produce magnificent works every time. I was overjoyed to receive both publications as Advanced Review Copies (ARC’s) in return for my considered opinion.

My first impression of the books was positive. They both brought a smile to my face. The large bold image of monkey on the front page of Banana and the goofy tan colored dog with black ears on Bone almost made me laugh. I can only imagine the sheer excitement and yearning of a small child when they see one for the very first time. This made for a great first impression. I assure you your child will have the same reaction at seeing these gorgeous little offerings. The books are brief at only six pages but they’re filled with large exceptionally drawn, vividly colored and immersive illustrations.

Please note the guidance on the rear of the books suggests that the work is not appropriate for children under 3 years old.

I enjoyed this short children story and the illustrations to.  The story had you and your child guessing what might the safari animals like eat for lunch because they are hungry. My daughter like all the different animals.


I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is honest unbiased opinion.

A nicely illustrated young child book.
I was sent a digital copy of this book so cannot comment on the interactive element of this book.
The illustrations are lovely but it is quite short and quite simple so children will probably grow out of it quite quickly.
My son (16months) loved the pictures and would be perfect for him as a board book.

This is a very simple book about feeding animals. Bright and colourful illustrations of each animal are accompanied by a variety of eating noises. The noises are excellent for reading to young children - I'd say anything from newborn up would find this engaging, but it was also perfect for my three year old. Perhaps by four or five at the oldest they'll have outgrown it.

I reviewed a digital copy which doesn't quite have the features of the physical copy, as this is a pop-up book with dangles that you can actually feed to the animals. That way the children can choose which animal eats what. As a digital book, we read it at my computer on a large monitor and I gave my son the options, he still enjoyed yelling at what different things the animals like to eat so I'd say it's very interactive and early-educational. Considering how much my three year old enjoyed reading the digital copy, I'll be adding the physical copy to his Christmas list.

The only downside is it is quite short with just four animals, I'd love to see this expanded a bit more as I think there's scope for a few more food choices without overwhelming young children.

Very cute illustrations and a great, easy read for young ones. The story is simple so I imagine toddlers will age out of it quickly but it would be great for first books and young toddlers.

A cute and colorful book for very young children! It is a lift-the-flap book so toddlers will enjoy interacting with the book. The vibrant pictures of animals and their food will help children learn the names of animals and what they eat.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing this ARC.

I was sent an e-book copy of Banana! by NetGalley. In Banana! there are four hungry animals waiting to be fed. I understand that in the physical book children will be able to feed each animal a dangly food item into a pop-up mouth. I know any young child (4 or under) will love this concept and enjoy physically choosing food for the animals. The illustrations are bright and vibrant which will also capture the child’s imagination. I just hope that the pop-ups and dangling food items in the physical hard copy have been designed to be robust as possible for continued use as young children will love playing with this book and I think it would make a great present.

Just like the "Bone" version which is very similar to this book, I know my son will love the physical version of this book! So interactive, bright, and interesting!

I viewed this book as a digital copy so I cannot speak to the quality of pop ups and or the dangly snacks. This is a cute book. I think it would be great for younger children to interact and it would be great to start the idea of animal care. It is a fun book to make sounds and foster creativity with childre. The pictures are beautiful and of good quality. It is a basic book.

Bone! and Banana! by Carly Madden are interactive board books for babies and toddlers. I read a digital copy of these books, so my review is based on what I am imagining the board book to be like. These books have pop-out pages and dangling food to put into the animals' mouths.

In Banana!, there are four animals outside: a crocodile, bird, giraffe, and monkey. First, the bird asks for some food. In the board book, the beak would pop-out, so the child could feed him. After the bird, the giraffe, monkey, and crocodile need to be fed. The last page of the book shows all the animals happily eating their food. I love the illustrations in this book, and I'm positive that a small child will love it too.

I think babies and toddlers will love interacting with both Bone! and Banana! I read these to my 14-month-old son, and he kept pointing at the different animals. I really enjoyed the writing in these books and thought it was clever that the author included the animal sounds when asking for food. I recommend adding these books to your little one's collection, and I can't wait to buy the board books.

This was a beautiful book which I think will be perfect for babies/young toddlers although it was hard to appreciate this as the digital version obviously cannot show the interactive elements.

My son enjoyed the pictures and I liked that the story encouraged him to communicate and made him think instead of just me telling him the story and i would be interested in seeing more from this range.