Ah! There's a Banana in the Toilet!

Guilty or not, Francis gets blamed for everything! After all, she's the one that pierced holes in the garden hose, put bubble gum in Sparky's food dish, filled the pancake syrup dispenser with olive oil and made a complete fool of Joseph Samson in first grade. Does Francis take after Uncle Pete, The Masta' Pranksta'? She is certainly not like her stuffed-shirt dad! One thing's for sure! She's not getting out of this one easily!
Follow Francis, a fifth-grade prankster, in this tantalizing, tasteful and truly terrific prank-filled banana saga. This early reader, beginner chapter book will have you eager to turn the pages while chuckling, giggling, and laughing out loud, from page one, all the way to the surprising end reveal.

The perfect middle-grade chapter book that is sure to charm, captivate, and cultivate the passion for independent reading in children. With its engaging story, memorable characters, hysterically funny story, Ah!!! There's a Banana in the Toilet!!! is crafted with a perfect reading pace and engagement elements in mind to have kids asking for more!

Ah!!! There's a Banana in the Toilet!!!, a must read for newly independent readers aged 7 to 12.

About the author

Jessie Hionis, long-time teacher, full-time author and creator of The Calm and Cool Coloring Series, The Best Activity Book Ever Series, The Treasure Chest Collection and Books with Heart. Having worked with children for 37 years, Jessie learned firsthand that kids happily adhere to learning while doing fun and entertaining activities. She therefore aims to charm, captivate and cultivate children while discreetly integrating learning into each of her publications.Jessie Hionis loved nursery rhymes as a child. Something fascinated her about their rhythm, and she found herself singing them again and again until her older sisters would beg her to stop. Jessie's mom had a knack for rhyming words, and she managed to turn everyday events into entertaining, rhythmic, and rhyming songs. Jessie remembers mom's spontaneously invented lullabies and songs that turned everyday events at home, into beautiful melodies.It's no wonder that words and the play of utterances fascinated Jessie. She started writing stories at 12 years old, and of course, they were mostly rhyming stories. While studying to be a teacher, Jessie learned of the importance of rhyme. Verse helps children to develop phonemic awareness, pronunciation, articulation, aids in reading and in the understanding of concepts. Knowing that literacy skills are strengthened through rhyme validated Jessie's passion for words and rhythm. She then intentionally used her rhyming words to teach, while she entertained elementary school students for 37 years. She has actively trained a plethora of aspiring and new teachers and was a pedagogical and literary consultant throughout her long-lived and much-loved career in education.Jessie Hionis has authored several learning materials published by Chenelière Education of Montreal, Quebec, which are used in schools today. Since retiring from her career in teaching, she has decided to fully invest in her long-term passion, the creation and publication of children's stories, books, coloring books and activity books for kids, young and not so young. Jessie loves to travel and lives just outside Montreal, Canada with her husband Chris, who often acts as the audience for her stories, since she retired from the classroom.Jessie's stories are tested and true-to life. Mostly inspired by situations arising in her students' lives during her teaching career, Jessie's stories entertain while discreetly providing valuable tools for children, parents, and teachers to help deal with challenging situations that are simply part of life. Jessie writes for anyone who has a soft spot for delightful, heart-warming stories that are sure to entertain the young, as well as the not so young.Jessie's stories are weaved to inspire young minds, captivate children, parents, and teachers alike. They aim to provide strength, perseverance, understanding and acceptance to children and their families.

Product details

• Authors: Jessie Hionis
• Publisher: Jessie G Hionis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781738110063
• ISBN: 978-1-7381100-6-3
• No. of pages: 82
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 141 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment