Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed

What a wonderful twist on the Five Little Monkeys in a children’s book. The series by Eileen Christelow includes The Five Little Monkey Go Shopping, Play Hide-and-Seek, Wash the Car, and With Nothing to Do. In this story the Monkeys are no longer jumping, but are going to bed. After a bedtime story (hopefully a classic children’s book!) they want to keep reading, but when they laugh too loud Mama comes back to tell them lights out. Then the Monkeys read a scary book and they scream so loud Mama comes back and takes the book away. In the end the little Monkeys get out of bed because Mama is screaming from reading the scary book. I love this story because it is so short and sweet. Children of any age will enjoy reading it. And the full page, cartoon-like illustrations will keep children’s eyes on the page from beginning to end. A very fun read! Scholastic 2007 8 Pages