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Publisher - Clarion Books
Ages 3-6
“Exuberant picture-book rendition
of the popular nursery rhyme... Squiggling, swirling lines of
color capture the sense of unbridled motion as the monkeys bounce,
and one by one, topple from the bed... An amusingly presented counting
exercise.”
—ALA Booklist
 “.
. . Christelow’s expressive monkeys pack a lot
of appeal.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
IRA/CBC Children’s Choice —1990
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| The Story: |
Five little
monkeys get ready for bed and say goodnight to Mama. As soon as
they think she is gone, what do those monkeys do? They jump on
the bed! Trouble lies ahead, though. One after another, the five
little monkeys fall off and get hurt. Each time, Mama calls the
doctor and each time, what does the doctor say? You guessed it!
. . . "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" How does Mama
end this long and crazy night? Read the book and you'll find out!
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| Where did you get the idea?: |
Some people think I wrote
the rhyme Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. But it's
an old finger play and jump rope rhyme that has been chanted by
generations of children. I first heard it from my daughter, Heather,
who learned it in first grade. At the time I thought, "That rhyme
would make a wonderful picture book!" But I wasn't an author and
illustrator of children's books then-although I was trying to be.
Eight years later, when I was the author of five or six books,
I remembered the monkey rhyme and decided to adapt it into a book.
There are many rhymes and finger plays in the public domain that
authors and illustrators adapt into picture books.
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| Tidbits: |
Do you have any monkeys?
When Heather was three or four, she had a favorite stuffed monkey named Alice.
I thought of Alice when I drew the five little monkeys.
The dedication: I dedicated this book to Heather and some
of her special friends from preschool.
The illustrations:
- The line is pencil and ink
- The color is watercolor, watercolor pencil and watercolor crayon.
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