Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Piggy Toes Press (Intervisual Books, Inc.)
Pages
18
Description
Eight monkeys jump on the bed, falling off and bumping their heads one at a time.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2003
Physical description
18 p.; 9.2 x 7.25 inches
ISBN
1581171862 / 9781581171860
UPC
031248160966
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LibraryThing member judychadwick
A play on the 5 little monkeys song. 8 little monkeys swing, eat, spin and dance their way to injury.
LibraryThing member nmhale
The book takes the familiar "five silly monkeys jumping on the bed" song, sets it to pictures and slightly alters the wording. Instead of five monkeys, there are eight, and they are doing more than just jumping on the bed: they are eating, spinning, dancing, and sliding. At the end, after all of
The new lyrics still match the rhythm of the original song, making both reading and singing equally viable options for this book. The bright illustrations are humorous and depict each new outlandish activity; more importantly, the monkey heads are made of a hard plastic shell, that entices little fingers. As you turn each page, another monkey falls off the bed, and they disappear from the illustrations, along with their plastic skulls. This is a basic book, but it has appeal in its familiar rhyme, the silly factor, and the sensory aspect. It reinforces basic counting ideas. For my daughters, who love the monkey song, the book was an easy sell.
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the monkeys have fallen and been ordered never to jump on the bed again, the book ends with a tease of the eight monkeys jumping on the couch. The new lyrics still match the rhythm of the original song, making both reading and singing equally viable options for this book. The bright illustrations are humorous and depict each new outlandish activity; more importantly, the monkey heads are made of a hard plastic shell, that entices little fingers. As you turn each page, another monkey falls off the bed, and they disappear from the illustrations, along with their plastic skulls. This is a basic book, but it has appeal in its familiar rhyme, the silly factor, and the sensory aspect. It reinforces basic counting ideas. For my daughters, who love the monkey song, the book was an easy sell.
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Call number
J2B.013