Gladys Goes Out to Lunch

By: Anderson, Derek

Book Overview

At the zoo Gladys eats
bananas for breakfast,
bananas for lunch,
and even bananas for dinner.
But one day Gladys
smells something even
better than bananas.
Could it be pizza? Ice cream?
Or something altogether bette

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689856881
• ISBN13: 9780689856884
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful illustrations, great story

My 3-year-old can't get enough of Gladys! She says she "loves Gladys so much!". We've been reading it almost every night for weeks, and the illustrations keep it fresh and interesting. My 5-year-old loves the art. I highly recommend this book.

Fun story for little ones

My almost three year old really enjoyed this because it mentions three of his favorite foods: bananas, pizza and ice cream. It is an easy read for parents without a lot of time for a lengthy read. My 8 year old enjoyed it, too. Colorful illustrations add the finishing touch to the story.

Fantastic!

I'm a first grade teacher. This book is great for making predictions. It's also great for retelling using sequencing and lots of other skills! Great pictures! Great story! I couldn't stop turning the pages!!!

Love this book about a curious purple Gorilla!

Derek Anderson strikes again! The illustrator of the popular Little Quack series branches out and both writes and illustrates this book -- which is a pure delight! The book is visual candy from beginning to end -- the banana endsheets look so lush I wanted to scratch and sniff -- but it's not a scratch and sniff book! My own kids are past the age of picture books, but this is one I had to read to them anyway! A particularly pleasing point of the book was an afterword by the author illustrator himself, who told about the genesis of the story -- its little touches like this that lift a great book into a personal book. And I won't give away the special "ingredient" in the afterword that brought a smile to my face --and sent me to the kitchen!

Excellent children's book!

The combination of magnificent artwork and a fun story have made this a favorite of both my 2-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy