Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson

Advantages: A book children will enjoy and want to read them selves
Disadvantages: You will might have to read it moe than once at bedtime

...and spotted this book, The Monkey puzzle, and was included in there 3 for 2 offer on books. I knew the author was a good one but was unsure to buy it or not and I was only after one book at the time so the offer was making me spend more money than I wanted. Luckily for me in Wimbledon there is a discount book store located opposite the ELC, which I use regularly, so I went in there to see what children books they had. I could not believe my eyes ...
...Well it is about a monkey that is lost in the jungle and wants to find his mum, so a Butterfly helps him to find his mum. The monkey tells the Butterfly something about what his mum looks like and then the monkey tell him he had seen his mum and takes him to the animal but each time it is the wrong animal. Eventually the monkey asks the Butterfly why he keeps taking him to animals that don't look like him and at this point the monkey explains that ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastically rhythmic with excellent illustrations
Disadvantages: None

...and Seek Pig ~ Monkey Puzzle ~ This book follows the story of a little monkey who has lost his Mum and a butterfly that tries to help him find her. The little monkey can only tell the butterfly that she's bigger than him and so begins the search, in rhyme..... The first animal that the butterfly offers to the little monkey as his Mum is an elephant, well it's bigger than the little monkey! "My Mum isn't a great grey hunk. She hasn't got tusks ...
...the butterfly takes the little monkey to and the sections in brackets are the clues that the butterfly gets from him as to what his Mum looks like. (My Mum's got more legs), a spider (She lives in treetops, way up high), a parrot (My Mum leaps and springs), a frog (She's brown and furry and nice to cuddle). And so on to a bat (She's not nearly so small). Frustrated, the little monkey exclaims: "Butterfly, butterfly, can't you see? None of these ... Read review

Advantages: A rhyming story to love!
Disadvantages: You have to read it over and over again!

...Need I Go On!!! Monkey Puzzle is the story of a monkey who has lost his mum. He meets a very helpful butterfly who wants to help him find his mum. My favourite part of the story is when the monkey discovers why the butterfly keeps taking him to the wrong animals:- "butterfly, butterfly, can't you see? None of these creatures looks like me? You never told me she looked like you? Of course I didn't I thought you knew! I didn't know, I couldn't you ...
...book are illustrated beautifully and it is really colourful. My five month old son loves this book. If you like Monkey Puzzle you will love the other books in the collection - they are all excellent - I love reading them it makes bedtime much more fun!!! ... Read review

Another excellent book by Julia Donaldson. Very readable and enjoyed by my 4 year old son. It gives characteristics of animals which you can discuss as you read. Again the use of a chorus that is repeated on each page means your child can join in with the story, very quickly.

Advantages: Lovely Bedtime reading
Disadvantages: No disadvantages

...not they find Monkeys Mother". Monkey asks Butterfly for a little help but as Butterfly misunderstands Monkeys descriptions, they end up finding all sorts of wrong animals. This book is one I would definitely recommend to be used as bedtime reading for the young mind (my opinion). I hope this review has been of some help. ... Read review