Customer Reviews

Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake: (formerly titled Don't Wake Up Mama)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I was surprised to see negative reviews of this book. This book, like all of the Five Little Monkey books, is one of my five year old's favorites. The story, about the five little monkeys baking a cake, is really silly and funny. It also helps teach math - when the recipe calls for 2 eggs, four monkeys each add 2 eggs, etc. My husband's birthday is tomorrow and my son is insisting that we bake a cake for his birthday following the recipe in the book.

I bought this as a gift for a "first" birthday. My friend calls her baby "monkey", so I thought this would be perfect. It's cute and exactly what I was looking for!

The five little monkeys are back, ready to charm and delight toddlers everywhere. This time they wake up early to bake a surprise birthday cake for Mama, with each scene punctuated by the refrain, "Shhh! Don't wake Mama!" Much hilarity ensues as their well-intended efforts culminate in a visit from the fire department, and finally they wake Mama with a loud birthday song.

This is a likably repetitive story that preschoolers will love for its simple humor. Its pleasant characters and slapstick humor create an undeniable appeal, and parents will appreciate the fact that the children work together to express their love toward their mother, who deserves a break after all she's put up with from them.

My daughter loves the original Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. In fact, we even have the iPhone app for her to see along. And my daughter always loves seeing along with the Five Little Monkeys. The problem with this book is that the lyrics do not allow you to sing along like the original book. So my daughter doesn't care to read this one. Certainly the story is cute, but not being able to see to this one is a major disappointment.

As with all the other books, the repetition is great for reading in early childhood classrooms. Introduced after the monkeys in the bed and the tree, it was a perfect follow on. The children love these monkeys!

I borrowed this book from my local library along with the cd that goes along with it. I brought it to work and played it for my class of 4 year olds. They enjoyed it very much! It kept their attention and kept them all very cute. I would definitely recommend this book.

This book allows me to regroup my students when getting ready to read or transition.

Got it for my grandchildren and they love it. They like all of the series about the five little monkeys.

My granddaughter loves Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, but this book is not nearly as good. The bed book keeps her two year old interest, but the birthday cake book does not. I will put it away for when she is a little older and maybe then she will like it. I would not recommend it for two year olds.

However this book is beyond painful for me to read. All the Five Little Monkeys books are. The repetitiveness of this book makes me dread to read it, but my toddler son absolutely loves this book. He's crazy about cooking and baking and this book definitely fit the bill for him. So if you're willing to take one for the kids, and your little one likes cooking/baking, this book is great.

The pictures are cute too, though (spoiler) it concerns me that Mama is in bed with earmuffs on while her five hooligans are causing havoc in the house. I read too much into these things, I admit.