Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take toher friend, Akeyo. Which fruit will Akeyo like best, she wonders -the yellow banana, the sweet guava, the juicy orange, the ripemango, the spiky pineapple, the creamy avocado, or the tangypassion fruit? As Handa makes the long walk to the next village,carrying the basket on her head, a monkey, ostrich, zebra,elephant, giraffe, antelope, and parrot steal her fruits, one byone. But little do they know that Handa has an even bigger surprisein store! Ideal for reading aloud, Handa’s Surprise is nowavailable as a Big Book suited for sharing with groups of youngchildren.