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Set in Africa, this picture book is about a girl's eventful journey with a basket of fruit. As she walks, carrying the basket on her head, various creatures steal her fruits. She wonders which of the fruit her friends will like best, oblivious to the fact that her basket is now empty.Read More

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    Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Akeyo. But as she walks carrying the basket on her head various creatures steal her fruits. A monkey takes the banana an ostrich the guava a zebra the orange an elephant the mango a giraffe the pineapple an antelope the avocado and a parrot the passion fruit. Handa walks on wondering which of the fruits her friend will like best oblivious to the fact that her basket is now empty. But then behind her a goat charges into a tangerine tree and fills Handa's basket with the fruit. "Hello Akeyo " she greets her friend. "I've brought you a surprise." But when she lifts off her basket it's Handa who gets the biggest surprise. Akeyo meanwhile is delighted because tangerines are her favourite fruit! Eileen Browne also created "Through My Window" which was shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize (1986) "No Problem" "Tick Tock" and "Where's my Bus?".

  • Foyles

    In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend.A modern classic named one of the best culturally diverse picture books in the UK, this is the story of Handa, who's part of the Luo tribe in south-west Kenya. Handa decides to take seven pieces of delicious fruit to her friend, Akeyo, who lives in the neighbouring village. But as Handa wonders, I wonder what fruit Akeyo will like best?, a series of sneaky animals steal something from Handa's basket, which she's carrying on her head... When Handa reaches Akeyo, will she have anything left to offer her friend? Richly-illustrated, brimming with luscious fruit and cheeky wild animals, this mouth-watering story is for the youngest of readers. In the best pantomime spirit, children will long to tell Handa what's happening right behind her!

  • ASDA

    Set in Africa this picture book is about a girl's eventful journey with a basket of fruit. As she walks carrying the basket on her head various creatures steal her fruits. She wonders which of the fruit her friends will like best oblivious to the fact that her basket is now empty.

  • BookDepository

    Handa's Surprise : Paperback : Walker Books Ltd : 9780744536348 : : 06 Jul 1995 : In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend.

  • 0744536340
  • 9780744536348
  • Eileen Browne
  • 24 July 2006
  • Walker Books Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 32
  • New edition
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