Why this book ***************** This is one of our son's favourite books, he got it for his last birthday from his grandmother and we have enjoyed it a lot as a family since. This was one of our first introductions to author Julia Donaldson and we now have several more books by her in our sons library. This book is written by Julia Donaldson who has a reputation as a world class writer for children and is perhaps best known for her book "The Gruffalo". She has written according to her website 154 books of which 53 can be bought and the rest are designed just for schools. Unlike the Gruffalo this book is illustrated by Lucy Richards. ...  Read the complete review

In this house we are big fans of the children's author Julia Donaldson, particularly because of her Gruffalo books. Because of this, I am always on the look out for books by her, and the latest one we have read is Night Monkey, Day Monkey. I really got the book for my four year old as it is quite short with a lot of repetitive language, but I have to say that my older daughter who is getting on for six enjoys it just as much as her younger sister. As the title suggests, the story is about two monkeys - one who sleeps in the day and is awake at night, and the other does the opposite, sleeping at night and being awake in the day. They both sleep in the same tree ...  Read the complete review

Acclaimed children's author Julia Donaldson is perhaps best known for her hugely popular illustrated story "The Gruffalo", which seems to have captured the imagination of a whole generation of kids, and even got its own Christmas day reading on the BBC last year. But, in our household, there's another book of hers that has a special place in the heart of our very own little monkey. Night Monkey Day Monkey - With its striking orange cover and hard board design, it has long occupied pride of place on little man's book shelf. It tells the story of the coming together of two monkeys who share the same jungle but operate in ...  Read the complete review

Night Monkey, Day Monkey is a fantastic book from Julia Donaldson. My nieces came for a sleep over one night and brought with them a selection of books to read to my son, they forgot them when they left at the end of the weekend. One of these books was Night Monkey, Day Monkey. I began reading it with my sons one night, my three year old really enjoyed it and understood the sense of humour, laughing in all the appropriate places, my seventeen month old sat and enjoyed the book, I think, loving the rhythm and rhyme of the text rather than understanding what was happening and of course laughing when his brother did, but only because he's up to that mimicking stage. ...  Read the complete review

Night Monkey Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson is a favourite in my house. It's a lovely story which teaches children that we're all different but that's ok. They learn to be best friends as they teach each other all about their worlds. It has also been fantastic at teaching my children a bit about night time and since reading this book, I find my children much more interested in the dark and much less afraid of the unknown. It also taught my children the phrase "Don't be daft" which gets cuter everytime they say it. It's a fantastic choice for bedtime as its so rhythmic it's soothing and also it's all about being sleepy and going to bed. Please buy this book, or ..  Read the complete review