Monkey Puzzle

Cheerful story with great illustrations.

Very cute story and beautiful book.

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.

I absolutely adore this book Very clever Beautifully illustrated A must read for a Donaldson fan

A beautifully written and illustrated story that keeps my son entertained every time we read it. He loves following the little monkey’s journey and guessing which animal comes next. Another fantastic Julia Donaldson book for little ones

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.

lovely book grandson little young for it yet but will enjoy it as it grows, loves books

Love this book, great story but there again, when does Julia Donaldson let us down? Apart from Jonty Gentoo - that’s rubbish. This however, is good. Buy it and defo buy it in a board book form for younger kids.

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 :)

何回読んでも飽きない内容です。小さい娘は絵を楽しみ、大きい子は内容を楽しんでました。

Monkey Puzzle ist dank Axel Scheffler nicht nur wunderschön gezeichnet, es ist auch eine süße, rührende Geschichte. Das Affenkind hat seine Mutter verloren und begibt sich zusammen mit einem Schmetterling auf die Suche nach ihr. So hilfsbereit der Schmetterling ist, so verwirrt und seltsam ist er auch, denn er hat offensichtlich keine Ahnung davon, wie eine Affenmama aussieht und dass sie und ihr Kind, im Gegensatz zu ihm und seinen Raupen, sich ähnlich sehen. So zeigt er dem Äffchen einen Elefanten, eine Schlange und andere Tiere. Und jede Kritik des Äffchens führt dazu, dass der Schmetterling ihn zu Tierer bringt, die noch abstruser sind... Wie immer bei Julia Donaldson ist die Geschichte in Reimen erzählt und in kleine Einheiten unterteilt, so dass der Vorleser selbst entscheiden kann, ob er das Buch in einem Rutsch vorliest oder Pausen nach jedem Tier einlegen möchte. Ich halte das Buch für jede Altersgruppe empfehlenswert: Kleinkinder werden ihre Freude am gemeinsamen Lesen der deutschen Ausgabe haben, für Erstleser ist sie durch die gute, recht einfache Erzählstruktur hervorragend geeignet, Englischanfänger können "Monkey Puzzle" als erste Fremdsprachenlektüre nutzen und auch Erwachsene haben ihre Freude an diesem wunderschönen Kinderbuch. Ich vergebe fünf Sterne und hoffe auf mehr Bücher von Donaldson/Scheffler.

Teacher / parent review. This story ticks most of the boxes for me. It is a clever way to introduce a variety of issues to discuss with your child. It can be as basic or as serious as you want it to be. Firstly it’s a great way to start a discussion about what to do if you are ever separated. The butterfly can be a metaphor for explaining to your child the type of person they should seek out for help in that situation. It is also a great way to discuss difference and how you may have a parent that doesn’t look like you, but they are still their parent. This could be as hardcore as adoption or as simple as explaining how a pet needs a parent. Parent perspective. The illustrations are fantastic, the story rhymes and is excellent in the flow of wording. The ending is beautiful with a great reuniting of mum and bub.