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Code Name Bananas

By: David Walliams
Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz,Sarah Alexander,Genevieve Gaunt,Toby Jones,Nina Wadia,Wayne Forester,Adjoa Andoh,Nitin Ganatra,David Walliams
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Publisher's Summary

Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day…

1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany.

Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla.

With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude.

Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…

Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!

©2020 David Walliams (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"Dahl finally has a worthy successor." (Telegraph)

"Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories." (Metro)

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Epic overall

This book has to be one of the best I've ever read by David Walliams. Set in WWII, the story of an orphan and his great uncle rescue a gorilla from London zoo and get into all kinds of perilous adventure.

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Eric is a giggler

Yes, I'm an adult listening to a book for children. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the fact that Eric sounded nothing like an 11 year old boy. All I could hear was a giggly girl. It's a shame, because I liked where the story was going, and enjoyed David's narration. I didn't go beyond chapter eight. I hope the target audience loves it.

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I Love It!

I really liked David Walliams Narration and found this story quite amusing! I would say this book is for ages 4 to 11

Overall, GREAT JOB!!!☺️👍

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Very Excellenty

It was a very good book but pretty sad but overall it was excellent should make a movie

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Excellent for the family!

Kids and adults will enjoy this dramatic reading of David Walliams' story. The fiction interwoven with history provides an interesting opportunity to discuss the past with children.

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so good it's so funny 🤣 sad 😭 and adventuring I love 💕 Gertrude the gorilla🦍

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So good!!

So good good good good good good good good good gooooooood!

I love this, so good I love it

I reckon about 6-12

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So good get it

Yes get it if you don’t you’re a big loser yeah.
So what are you waiting for get it.

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AMAZING!

I ❤️ Code Name Bananas!
I like how Eric is so brave, EVEN after losing his parents. I don’t think there is anything I dislike in the book!
I would recommend this book to my best friend, because she adores David Walliams and has a good sense of humour!
I chose this review because this book has an amazing story and and an even better humour!
I ❤️ CODE NAME BANANAS!

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Brilliant, Well Written Story

My son loved this book. It is extremely well written. It is slso extremely well presented. We loved the different characters and the sound effects. All ir the characters voices were so cool, except Erics. The difficulty with Erics voice is that he did NOT sound like a boy, definitely not a 10 or 11 year old boy. This bothered my son as well (who is 7 and sounds far more mature than Eric did). We still listened to the entire book and loved it but Eric's voice bothered us throughout it.

Personally I preferred Grandpa's Great Escape. I think the boy's voice in that was read by David Williams and he did an excellent job.

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