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Can You Grow a Striped Banana?

Jill Santopolo Momoko Abe

$45

Hardback

Forthcoming
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English
Penguin Young Readers
20 May 2026
In this cozy read-aloud-with an irresistible mix of humor and tenderness-a mom assures her daughter that while mothers may not be perfect, they'll always be full of love. The first picture book by the bestselling author of The Light We Lost and The Love We Found.

In this cozy read-aloud-with an irresistible mix of humor and tenderness-a mom assures her daughter that while mothers may not be perfect, they'll always be full of love. The first picture book by the bestselling author of The Light We Lost and The Love We Found.

Vibrant, adorable illustrations accompany a mother's explanation to her daughter, who makes outrageous requests that simply can't be met. ""I can't grow a striped banana. I can't stretch like a giraffe. I can't hear an earthworm's whisper or make a spider laugh,"" Mom admits. But the girl's requests just get sillier, until the funny and touching moment the next day when Mom shows her daughter that she might have to disappoint her sometimes, but she'll always find a way to demonstrate just how much she loves her.
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Illustrated by:   Momoko Abe
Imprint:   Penguin Young Readers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 216mm, 
Weight:   567g
ISBN:   9780593858851
ISBN 10:   0593858859
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 2 to 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Jill Santopolo is the internationally best-selling author of five novels for adults, including The Love We Found, Stars in an Italian Sky, and The Light We Lost, which was a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, a Belletrist book club pick, and has been optioned for film. She is also the author of the children's books in the Alec Flint Mysteries, Sparkle Spa, and Follow Your Heart series. Jill holds a BA from Columbia University, an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a certificate in Intellectual Property Law from NYU. She is the publisher of Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. This is her debut picture book. Momoko Abe was born in Japan and has been drawing ever since she can remember. Her interest in visual storytelling brought her to the UK to study filmmaking when she was 20, and she still works in the TV and film industry alongside her illustration work. A winner of the AOI World Illustration Award, she lives in London with her cat, Clementine.

Reviews for Can You Grow a Striped Banana?

""Abe’s lively artwork features plenty of whimsical characters. A litany of love likely to warm parents’ hearts.""—Kirkus


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