Code Name Bananas
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- Create Date：2021-02-27 17:01:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：David Walliams
- ISBN：0008305838
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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！
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！
Reviews
Ayala
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This book is incredible。 Teaches about real time Britain in war and beautiful characters and illustrations。 The story is adventurous with a funny twist to it。 David Walliams will never disappoint！
Jahnavigouri Panicker
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Code Name Bananas by David Walliams is an adventure story book for Children 。 Unlike most books it is filled with lots of illustrations。I must say that the book was funny somehow 。 There where many twists that younger readers will enjoy 。 This book is best for children aged 7 and up 。 The illustrations has an important part in making the story beautiful。 But I didn't Enjoy it as much as thought it to be 。 Anyway people interested in reading funny and satisfying stories will love it。 I am a bookt Code Name Bananas by David Walliams is an adventure story book for Children 。 Unlike most books it is filled with lots of illustrations。I must say that the book was funny somehow 。 There where many twists that younger readers will enjoy 。 This book is best for children aged 7 and up 。 The illustrations has an important part in making the story beautiful。 But I didn't Enjoy it as much as thought it to be 。 Anyway people interested in reading funny and satisfying stories will love it。 I am a booktuber so do visit my booktube channel JP Kid Studio for Children's book Reccomentations and book review。 https://youtu。be/18qzTy-0f8E。 ~SUMMARY~ The story is set in world war two on 1940 in London 。The main character is a boy named Eric who has lost both his parents in the war 。 His only existing relative is his granny and uncle Sid who is a zoo keeper。 Eric didn't like School because there he is picked out for his sticking out ears 。 But he likes to go to the zoo where he has some animal friends。 Especially Gertrude The GORRILA 。The are many characters who makes unexpected entries throughout the story。 Happy reading ！ Please don't forget to visit my Booktube Channel J。P Kid Studio for more book reviews 。 I have a lot of book - related videos in my channel， Hope you enjoy。 Link to my channel。。。https://youtu。be/18qzTy-0f8E 。。。more
River
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Brilliant as always。 walliams definitely knows how to appeal to all ages I mean it's a kids book I read it to/ with my child but normally her books don't intrigue me this much lol brilliant writing and very funny Brilliant as always。 walliams definitely knows how to appeal to all ages I mean it's a kids book I read it to/ with my child but normally her books don't intrigue me this much lol brilliant writing and very funny 。。。more
Hayley
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This was an enjoyable， warm hearted story。 My son is almost 7 so I read the book to him and he read the sound effects which he enjoyed doing and he really got into emphasising the sound effects。 He also enjoyed the story， however it wasn’t one of his favourites。I particularly liked the references to History within the book and I was able to go into more detail about certain parts of the book with my son。 It became somewhat a history lesson by my sons interest in exploring more about our history This was an enjoyable， warm hearted story。 My son is almost 7 so I read the book to him and he read the sound effects which he enjoyed doing and he really got into emphasising the sound effects。 He also enjoyed the story， however it wasn’t one of his favourites。I particularly liked the references to History within the book and I was able to go into more detail about certain parts of the book with my son。 It became somewhat a history lesson by my sons interest in exploring more about our history and using the book for reference。 My only issue with books from this author is some of the language he uses which knocks the star off。 Whilst I understand the audience for these books are children， I feel some of the language is vulgar or ‘stupid’ and too over the top。 There are many children’s authors who we love， that create amazing stories for children without doing this。 I found myself editing some of the words as I was reading it so not encouraging my son to adopt ‘stupid’ language。 I know it’s supposed to be silly and fun and it may appeal to his target audience。 I just find it cringe and unnecessary and I would absolutely cringe if I heard my son repeating some of these words。Overall， the story itself was lovely， some light hearted humour， and we both really grew attached to most of the characters。 Gertrude in particular had such a warm personality and I think was my little boys favourite character。 。。。more
Gwil Hibbert
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I thought the plot was ok， but the book was unnecessarily long to convey said plot。 My daughter seemed to think it was reasonable， but not great。 She only found a handful of parts funny。 I wouldn't recommend。 There are much better kids books I thought the plot was ok， but the book was unnecessarily long to convey said plot。 My daughter seemed to think it was reasonable， but not great。 She only found a handful of parts funny。 I wouldn't recommend。 There are much better kids books 。。。more
Emily
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if your over the age of ten you just wont enjoy this for obvious reasons but tbh i had to read it because of reading all his books throughout my childhood
Indy
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I really like Walliams' children books， as these stories are always filled with adventures， courage， love， bravery， adaptation to changing and challenging life situations， cleverness and humour。 This time， a bit of history in the World World II era was included， as well as lovely animals with their own characters。 A great read even for adults。 I really like Walliams' children books， as these stories are always filled with adventures， courage， love， bravery， adaptation to changing and challenging life situations， cleverness and humour。 This time， a bit of history in the World World II era was included， as well as lovely animals with their own characters。 A great read even for adults。 。。。more
Sophie Flamingolover
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Really enjoyed the plot。 Can’t go wrong with a good David Williams book。
Kim Bardon
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Another one I have read to my son and we both loved。 Characters are a hoot！ This book had it all for us; the good， the bad and the downright ugly， romance， excitement， fun and much more all mixed up with some great history on the war and the sad reality of the casualties it took with it too。Sid， Eric and even Bessie were a delight to follow through this。 And even Gertrude was just so loveable。 Read it yourself and enjoy。
Adele
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This book has a reasonable plot that， although quite involved， is a simple one string narrative which is easy enough to follow for middle grade readers。 Following the story of Eric and his improbable， but fun， rescue of a gorilla， it touches on some history and some sad events。 However there is no depth to the book。Most frustrating are the sections where the background to the page is grey or patterned as this makes the text very hard to read。 The story is also littered with sound effects which a This book has a reasonable plot that， although quite involved， is a simple one string narrative which is easy enough to follow for middle grade readers。 Following the story of Eric and his improbable， but fun， rescue of a gorilla， it touches on some history and some sad events。 However there is no depth to the book。Most frustrating are the sections where the background to the page is grey or patterned as this makes the text very hard to read。 The story is also littered with sound effects which add nothing to the narrative。 If someone is munching something， no one needs to be told ‘the seal munched。。。。MUNCH！’。 If these had been taken out the story would have been about 1/3 shorter， they are that excessively used。 Fortunately only fleeting mention of the tedious Walliamsictionary in this book though。The children enjoyed the plot， and there were some funny moments， but it’s not a book that will be worth re-visiting。 。。。more
Kitty Harris
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This book was really good and i thoroughly enjoyed it。 Lots of plot twists and had a nice ending。 Recommend this book to anyone who wants a light hearted read and just a good binge read。 Love this book and can’t wait for next Christmas to read his next one。
Jessica Terry
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Was a good read， recommend for 10+
Nick Pollack
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Overwritten and doesnt have the same zest that his earlier books had。
Jamie
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good
Megan
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Really good
Daria
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Oh my god！ This was such a good book it was hart warming， beautiful and as most David Walliams books incredibly funny！！！！ I recommend people of all ages to read this。This story covers friendships and is overall just amazing！！！！ I can’t recommend this book enough！！！！！！！！
Sophie Horton
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I loved this book so much！ It’s was really fun to read and would read it again over and over again！
Ruby
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I normally go to the library and pick up a few adult books but since it's closed， I've had to make use of the books at home。 I found this book really entertaining ， although sad at some parts。 I normally go to the library and pick up a few adult books but since it's closed， I've had to make use of the books at home。 I found this book really entertaining ， although sad at some parts。 。。。more
Nikola Quenault
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Very good and funny just like all his other books。 Needed a little cheerful read at the time。 Recommend if you need a good light hearted read to fill your day。
Vanne
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Engels jeugdboek gelezen voor Biblion。 De echte recensie verschijnt daar。Zoals gebruikelijk post ik hier ook wat over wat ik gelezen heb。 Wederom een nieuwe fantastische titel van David Walliams （ik zal hem altijd voor mij zien als zijn Little Britain karakters of het feit herinneren dat hij het kanaal gezwommen heeft van de ene naar de andere kant maar dat terzijde）。 Een favoriete auteur in de schappen in de bieb， want zijn stijl doet vaak denken aan Roald Dahl。 Hij weet karakters als typetjes Engels jeugdboek gelezen voor Biblion。 De echte recensie verschijnt daar。Zoals gebruikelijk post ik hier ook wat over wat ik gelezen heb。 Wederom een nieuwe fantastische titel van David Walliams （ik zal hem altijd voor mij zien als zijn Little Britain karakters of het feit herinneren dat hij het kanaal gezwommen heeft van de ene naar de andere kant maar dat terzijde）。 Een favoriete auteur in de schappen in de bieb， want zijn stijl doet vaak denken aan Roald Dahl。 Hij weet karakters als typetjes neer te zetten die voor de kinderen zeer herkenbaar zijn en zich zo in de beleveniswereld van de kinderen te begeven。 Knap， en fijn。 Of je daarom alle boeken kan aanraden van zijn hand？ Het is op gevoel handelen als bibliothecaresse want zijn boeken voelen vaak hit & miss aan。 Dat betekent niet dat de miss echt mis is。 Het betekent dat zijn stijlen en onderwerpen per boek kunnen wisselen。 Zo vond ik Oma Boef prachtig maar gruwelde van de Tandarts （Die kon ik echt niet uitlezen eeks！）。 Knap。 Maar een ouder klaagde dat Oma Boef te ver ging omdat het criminaliteit zou bejubellen。 Tsja。。。 Net als dat sommige werken nogal grof taalgebruik bevatten。Code Name Bananas is ondanks de setting in Wereld Oorlog II vrij onschuldig qua taalgebruik en qua aard。 En toch spannend。 Eric is nog vrij recent een wees geworden - allemaal door de oorlog die gaande is。 Hij woont nu bij zijn oma en bezoekt graag zijn oom in de dierentuin van Londen。 Dat doet hij overigens stiekem - zijn oom werkt daar en zo besparen ze geld。 Hij helpt zijn oom met de dieren en heeft een speciale band gekregen met Gorilla Gertrude。 Wanneer er bombardementen gehouden worden， vindt Eric dat het tijd is voor actie。 Wat er volgt is een spannend avontuur om Gertrude te redden en veilig te houden in oorlogstijd。Een goed volgbaar verhaal in grote letters， met geluiden in grotere en speelse lettertypes tussendoor。 Hier en daar staan illustraties en de hoofdstukken zijn ingedeeld als ware ze onderdeel van een geheim dossier。 Fijn is dat er achterin een stukje staat met wat niet-fictieve feitjes over de 2de Wereldoorlog。 Vrij simpel verhaal dat veel kinderen zal aanspreken， en verfrissend omdat de focus echt ligt op de avonturen met de gorilla ipv een realistischer oorlogsbeeld wat in de meeste oorlogsboeken geschetst wordt。 Onthoud dus dat dit vooral een fantasie is over dieren， maar dan gezet in een historische setting。Daarbij gezegd: "。。。。The boy smiled。 Gertrude loved to copy Eric， so she smiled back， flashing her teeth and those long fangs on each side of her mouth。" （blz。90） waarna een kus volgt。 ^Er was eens een dame die lachte naar een gorilla en dacht dat hij teruglachte。 In het nieuws is nog wel te vinden hoe dat is afgelopen。 。。。more
Katie
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Such a cute story I loved reading this to my sibling。
Sunmin
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Disappointing。 Does anyone else feel like Walliams is running out of ideas for his writing？
Yasmin Marcar
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Awesome book！ My favourite David Walliams book by far。 Did not want it to end。
Toby
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Another heartwarming and brilliant book by David Walliams
Matilda Henton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I like the whole thing and I am a big fan of david walliams books 📚 he is a great author just like roald dahl I think the times is right Dahl does finally have a worthy competitor like himself Roald dahl continues to go onwards 😄。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
Alice English
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Love this book especially the last few chapters
Emma Dargue
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Sweet children's story set in the second world war about an orphaned young boy， his great uncle and a gorilla from London zoo。 The story weaves its way through escape plans， nosy neighbours and an adventure that involves both the nazis and Winston Churchill Sweet children's story set in the second world war about an orphaned young boy， his great uncle and a gorilla from London zoo。 The story weaves its way through escape plans， nosy neighbours and an adventure that involves both the nazis and Winston Churchill 。。。more
Cal
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Very funny
Ava Bee
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I loved this book。 Really interesting and perfect for children
Chloe Amphlett
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When it comes to David Walliams books I some what get emotional。His style of writing is just so funny & I love in every book he writes he doesn't fail to make me laugh & smile！I can never rate Davids books any less than a 5 they get me everytime！ This story had me gripped & emotional from the very start🤞If you haven't read anything from David Walliams yet and you're thinking "aren't they children's books" 。。。 Yes but have you ever heard the expression "Youre never too old for Disney？"Well you're When it comes to David Walliams books I some what get emotional。His style of writing is just so funny & I love in every book he writes he doesn't fail to make me laugh & smile！I can never rate Davids books any less than a 5 they get me everytime！ This story had me gripped & emotional from the very start🤞If you haven't read anything from David Walliams yet and you're thinking "aren't they children's books" 。。。 Yes but have you ever heard the expression "Youre never too old for Disney？"Well you're never too old to read Roald Dahl & David Walliams either！ Because I now put David right below Dahl because who can beat Roald Dahl！！❤I URGE you to read David Walliams if you haven't already however if you have。。 whats your favourite book so far？ I think mine is Slime💚 。。。more
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