Second Banana Art by Lina Itagaki a boy and his monster

a boy and his monster confront their mutual fears in this unlikely friendship story that’s rooted in Mexican folklore from Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Donna Barba Higuera and illustrator Juliana Perdomo

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Second Banana Art by Lina Itagaki a boy and his monsterIn the picture book Second Banana, a girl is disappointed with her rotten role in the school playbut the show must go on. The kids in Mrs. Millets class are putting on their annual nutrition pageant. Every kid plays a food. Every kid gets a line. It is a big deal. But this year, there arent quite enough parts for everybody. So the class is cast: Fish, Cheese, Broccoli, Blueberry, Banana, and . . . Second Banana. Second Banana feels rotten. She wants