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5.0
What a great little 'naughty monkey' story, from the Pinocchio author.
I'd never heard of this, but am now very happy I've tried it, and am keeping it to read with my nearly 6-year-old. At less than 100 pages with 'test yourself' questions, facts about other famous monkeys (King Kong, Curious George), a glossary of Monkey Language terms used, it's got extras that parents will find adds to the slight story.
Pipi is a young monkey, one of five, the only pink monkey around. And he's a rather cheeky little thing as well. Loving his dad's stories and life in the wild, he also loves causing mischief, which may catch up with him... From teasing a hungry crocodile to meeting a human boy, Pipi finds his actions have consequences and children will enjoy finding out just how his adventures turn out.
Every child's worse fear - losing their family, being taken away from home, being lost, these fears are transferred to a Pinocchio-like scamp (and the book and author are both referenced here as well) who must use his wiles to find what he's looking for.
Great illustrations from Axel Scheffler that break up the text, which itself isn't particularly old-fashioned for a contemporary listener, I really liked the story itself and the short chapters and episodes.
One for ages 5-9.
I'd never heard of this, but am now very happy I've tried it, and am keeping it to read with my nearly 6-year-old. At less than 100 pages with 'test yourself' questions, facts about other famous monkeys (King Kong, Curious George), a glossary of Monkey Language terms used, it's got extras that parents will find adds to the slight story.
Pipi is a young monkey, one of five, the only pink monkey around. And he's a rather cheeky little thing as well. Loving his dad's stories and life in the wild, he also loves causing mischief, which may catch up with him... From teasing a hungry crocodile to meeting a human boy, Pipi finds his actions have consequences and children will enjoy finding out just how his adventures turn out.
Every child's worse fear - losing their family, being taken away from home, being lost, these fears are transferred to a Pinocchio-like scamp (and the book and author are both referenced here as well) who must use his wiles to find what he's looking for.
Great illustrations from Axel Scheffler that break up the text, which itself isn't particularly old-fashioned for a contemporary listener, I really liked the story itself and the short chapters and episodes.
One for ages 5-9.
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