Monkey Puzzle

Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson is such a fun and sweet read! It's about a little monkey who's lost his mom, and with the help of a butterfly, he meets all sorts of animals while searching for her. The rhyming is super catchy, and the illustrations by Axel Scheffler are bright and colorful, making it really engaging for kids. It's a great mix of adventure and heart, perfect for a bedtime story or just a fun read with little ones.

Great board book with the interactions of pulling pushing and slide pieces on each page would recommend

I always wait until I have read the story to my second language English Austrian primary pupils before I write a review. Some people forget that the stories are for children and NOT for adults who criticise the style, plot, rhyming, pictures, etc. Sometimes it is " the singer not the song" when reading a story for enjoyment. I thought that two things were very clever in this story. First, the fact that elephant is pointed out again near the end, and that the butterfly has to explain that HIS children do not look like him. There were many bright colourful pictures on each page, which stimulate the children's imagination and knowledge of nature. The descriptions were very clever, and great fun was had by the pupils when guessing which animal would next be shown to the little monkey. Poor old Butterfly tried very hard, but the story had a happy ending. Overall I thought that it was a super story, and just as exciting as "The Gruffalo", " Room On A Broom" and " Superworm ". For the follow up work I would like to be able to buy the " Monkey Puzzle Drawing Book" if there was such as book. I am hopeless at drawing.

Brilliant, my grandson loves it and best of all I love reading it to him

What a lovely story - son has this book read to him every night for over a year now, he picks it.

My son loves Julia Donaldson good value for money

We love this book! Lovely rhythm and rhyme and clever plot. My gripe is that one line about the bat (I told you, she has no wings at all) is wrong as the money had said no FEATHERY wings in relation to the parrot... But we still love it and will be reading it for years to come. FYI, there's a hetronormative relationship between dad and mum monkey. Some people may wish to know before buying.

My great grandson absolutely loves these books

Absolutes Lieblingsbuch bei uns zuhause! „Monkey Puzzle“ hat sich heimlich in unsere Abendroutine geschlichen und ist jetzt nicht mehr wegzudenken 😄 Meine 5-jährige Tochter, die zweisprachig aufwächst, liebt die Geschichte total – vor allem das lustige Durcheinander mit den Tieren sorgt jedes Mal für Gelächter. Und ganz nebenbei ist es perfekt, um spielerisch beide Sprachen zu fördern. Sie springt begeistert zwischen den Sprachen hin und her und verbessert mich sogar manchmal (was ich natürlich völlig geplant habe… 😉). Die Reime sind eingängig, die Illustrationen wunderschön und die Story einfach herrlich charmant. Selbst nach dem gefühlt 100. Vorlesen macht es noch Spaß – und das will wirklich was heißen! Fazit: Ein Buch, das nicht nur Kinder begeistert, sondern auch Eltern bei Laune hält. Klare Kaufempfehlung – auch für alle kleinen Sprachakrobaten! 🐒📚

Todos en familia aprendemos , vemos los dibujos y la pasamos bien.

Es un libro perfectamente válido para niños a partir de 3 o 4 años. La historia, muy tierna: un monito pierde a su mamá y la va buscando por la selva. Durante la búsqueda se va encontrando animales, que aunque se parecen en alguna característica a su madre no es su mamá monita! El libro en sí, es entretenido, y se pueden trabajar en inglés varios vocabularios: los animales, las partes del cuerpo, la selva, etc. Lo mejor, enseñar a los peques que tienen que tener cuidado para no perderse ;) En mi caso, lo compré por unos cuatro euros, en el formato de cartón, que es muy robusto y duradero para niños pequeños. Volvería a comprarlo, las ilustraciones y diálogos, como siempre pasa con Julia Donalson estupendos. Nota 9 sobre 10 Espero que la opinión sea de utilidad :)

My son loves this book. Quality is good.

CD付きを買いました。５歳の娘も大好きです。 絵本の内容も、絵も、音楽も全部良いです！！ 良く考えられているな〜と思います。 話の内容は、他の方が書いているので省略しますが、日本語で読んでも 楽しい内容です。 CDを何回も聴いているうちに、次第に分かる単語が増えていくのでは？と思います。 とてもお勧めのセットです。