Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson

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 ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who hasn't yet come across the Smarites Prize winning Monkey Puzzle with Axel Schefflers fabulous illustrations is in for a treat. Coupled with Julia Donaldsons superb rhymes this is a duo with a talent to equal that of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, although targeted at a much younger audience. Every page is a riot of colour and friendly characters covering everything from tiny insects and happy hairy spiders to a hungry elephant. Monkey Puzzle is set in a flower filled jungle and follows the story of a lonely monkey and his search for his mum. An energetic friendly blue butterfly helps him on his way by following the little monkeys ...  Read the complete review

Noah and I have been working our way through the Julia Donaldson books since we came across 'The Gruffalo' a few weeks a go. So far I have been extremely impressed and 'Monkey Puzzle' was no exception. The book is very simple in that, it tells of a monkey who has lost his mum. A friendly butterfly comes a long and helps him to find her. Every time the monkey gives the butterfly a clue of what his mummy looks like, she takes him to an animal and every time, it turns out to be the wrong mummy. Will the pair find the right monkey mummy? The story is written in the same rhyming text as the likes of 'The Gruffalo' and 'The Whale and the snail'. There is ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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, ...  Read the complete review