Anna, Banana, and the Big-Mouth Bet

Anica Mrose Rissi

Sep 2015 · Anna, Banana Book 3 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Anna finds herself standing up to the class clown in the third book of a charming illustrated chapter book series about the joys and challenges of elementary school friendships.

Anna has a loose tooth! It’s as wiggly as her dog Banana’s tail. But when Anna is poking at her loose tooth, class clown Justin keeps poking fun at Anna and her friends.

Anna tries to make Justin leave them alone and gets pulled into a high-stakes bet. If Anna wins, Justin has to play nice; but if Anna loses, she has to do something so jaw-droppingly embarrassing, even Banana can’t believe it.

There’s no wiggling her way out of this one. Anna has to win this bet.

Ratings and reviews

WARNING! This book may break your kid's heart! Enjoyed the first 2 books of this series with my 8 year old. She was really looking forward to the 3rd but by the time we got to the end of the 2nd chapter she was in tears. The book just blurts out that the tooth fairy isn't real. And it's not just one sentence you can skip over. It makes a big deal about it and about worrying about kids thinking her friend that still believes is babyish. The back of the book says it's for ages 6-10. Who puts that in a book for a 6 year old! It's now only a matter of time before my daughter starts asking about Santa. Being 8 I knew we were getting close to the end of the magic, but it shouldn't have ended this way. She doesn't want to finish the book now or read any more of the series. I hope the author sees my review and others like it and realizes she's lost a lot of readers. I'll be warning all the parents of my daughter's classmates about this book.

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About the author

Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where she read a lot of books and loved a lot of pets. She now tells and collects stories, makes up songs on her violin, and eats lots of cheese with her friends in Princeton, New Jersey, where she lives with her dog, Arugula. Find out more at AnicaRissi.com and follow @AnicaRissi on Twitter.

Meg Park is a character designer and illustrator for clients including Disney, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures. Meg lives in Scotland with her two cats Louie and Boo. She loves drawing, painting, and telling stories through her artwork.