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Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson

 
Description: ISBN 0333720016 / Author: Julia Donaldson / Genre: Junior Books / Can Butterfly help Little Monkey find his mum? Yes, but only after a lot of trial and error as Butterfly misunderstands Monkey's descriptions and leads him to all kinds of unsuitable animals.

Newest Review: ... where his mum is. On turning the page the child is confronted with an elephant! Obviously this is not the mummy! The baby ... more

 ... monkey explains that his mummy doesn't have thick baggy knees and her tail coils round trees! The butterfly thinks she knows where mummy is when she hears that her tail coils round trees. Turn the page to see a large snake! Obviously not the right parent! The baby monkey explains that his mummy has more legs. Turn the page to see a big spider! Again not the right parent. The baby monkey explains that his mummy lives in the trees. The butterfly then shows the little monkey a parrot! The story continues until the baby...more

kingfisher111
Premium Review Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson: When is a monkey not a monkey??? (830 words)
by kingfisher111 - written on 07/04/08 (Very useful, 164 readings)
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In our house we are big fans of the lovely picture story books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, so when my daughter received Monkey Puzzle, as her leaving present from her nursery, it was a very welcome addition to our collection. This writing and illustrating duo produce really fun stories accompanied by the most wonderful illustrations, and this book is no exception. Monkey Puzzle tells the story of a little monkey who has lost his mummy and a butterfly who helps to find her. One of the things that I like about the book is that the whole story takes the form of a conversation between the two. On the first page you see a wonderful picture of ...

anwar7
Premium Review The wrong type of parent! (466 words)
by anwar7 - written on 14/11/08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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I am a big fan of Julia Donaldson author of the well-known children's book The Gruffalo. However my favourite has to be Monkey puzzle. As with all my children's book reviews I like to tell you the story. I think this helps adults make an informed buying decision for a child. The story. ******* Monkey puzzle is about a baby monkey who has lost his mummy. I butterfly comes along and says she will help the monkey to find his mum. The little monkey is asked to describe what his mum looks like. He explains that she is big. Butterfly replies that she knows where his mum is. On turning the page the child is confronted with an elephant! Obviously this is ...

cookie334
Premium Review Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson: Not Just a Children's Book (559 words)
by cookie334 - written on 01/11/08 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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Monkey Puzzle My children are big fans of Julia Donaldson, so when a friend bought my youngest daughter one of her books for her first birthday, my older two couldn't wait until story time that night. Having not read Monkey Puzzle before, I was also looking forward to bedtime as I find it very easy and enjoyable to read Julia Donaldson's work. Monkey Puzzle is a children's book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Although her first book was published back in 1993, Julia Donaldson is probably most famous as the writer of 'The Gruffalo' which was published in 1999. As is standard with Julia Donaldson's stories, ...

 

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