Monkey Puzzle: From the creators of The Gruffalo

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

Love this book - Julia's books are always so great!! The kids will love it!

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 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.

Cheerful story with great illustrations.

Such a lovely book!! My granddaughter is two & each night I read her stories before bed. We’re loving Julia Donaldson books just now & I’m literally buying a new one every day! (It’s not spoiling her if it’s books, right? 😉) I let her choose which book we have next, but I’d never heard of this one. It’s actually one of the nicest we have read. I’ve told everyone I know to buy it for their little ones!

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

Bough as a gift. Good quality.

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 :)

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.

My son loves this book. Quality is good.