Dilber the Cranky Banana
Val Williams
Paperback
(Old Mate Media, Nov. 28, 2018)
Ever since he was a tiny Banana, Dilber has been CRANKY! From morning to night, Dilber is ONE CRANKY BANANA! Follow Dilber and the zany, fruity, vegetable-y residents of Tastytown as Dilber discovers what it truly means to be a friend, love yourself, see the best in any situation, and be less CRANKY!Renowned children’s educator Valerie Williams has created a beautiful children’s picture book to help children recognize and communicate their emotions.Inspired in 2012 by a sad, spotted banana in my kitchen that no one had eaten (it was just…cranky lookin’!), the story of Dilber and his many feelings was borne out of the knowledge that children have many more emotions than adults often realize and that those feelings are valid. The feeling may seem inconsequential or trivial in our busy adult world, but it is through honoring children’s feelings, thoughts, fears, and dreams that we help them develop into empathetic adults.