Grandma's Bananas

Name: Grandma's Bananas
Author: Ursula Nafula

by Ursula Nafula

Ages 4–85 min readPatienceFree to read

The little girl is curious as she watches her grandma preparing to ripen bananas.

An affectionate garden tale full of a grandchild's curiosity, where Grandma's gentle 'magic' is really the patience of letting good things ripen in their own time.

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Questions to talk about together

Grandma kept calling it her 'magic basket' and 'magic leaves' — what do you think she was really doing with the bananas?
The grandchild really wanted to watch and couldn't wait — have you ever felt that curious about a secret?
What's something good that's worth waiting for?

Grandma's Bananas

Questions to talk about together

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