When life is going swimmingly, it's easy to have a good attitude, but how one handles the unexpected is what really counts. In Banana Mistake, preschooler Fred's day is off to a great start. He is wearing his favorite yellow shirt on a perfect, sunny day and has seen not one but two yellow school buses on the way to school. But his day takes a surprising turn in the form of a green banana. Can Fred handle a banana mistake?

Celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary, author and grandmother Julie Blackman, writing with her grandson Henry, encourages young children to experience the joy of simple things while cultivating resilience and a positive outlook when things take a surprising twist.