Little Red Monkey [Hardcover]

Jonathan London (Author), Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

This monkey rap is sure to please! Little Red Monkey was feelin kinda funky. He liked to dance in his underpants! Pure energy radiates from every page of this rapping, rollicking romp that follows an irresistibly spunky monkey from the jungle to Paris to Yokohama and even Timbuktu. Jonathan London, author of Hip Cat and more than thirty other books for children, draws upon his acclaimed talents as a performer and storyteller to put together this jazzy journey, which is guaranteed to set little feet a-rompin and a-stompin and little minds abuzz with the fun of language and rhythm. Frank Remkiewicz's glorious cut-paper illustrations burst from the page in an irrepressible, Matisse-like celebration of color and movement. Sly humor is bound to be found in both words and pictures wherever Little Red Monkey goes, whether he's passing the hat with a really cool cat or dancing the mazurka till he goes berserka. Swinging and jiving his way into instant monkey-show-business history, the jubilantly childlike character who stars in this dazzling picture book will inspire readers to pack their bags and be ready to roll for any adventure, imaginary or actual and, more important, to express themselves with joy and confidence, anytime, anywhere.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 1. Little Red Monkey likes to dance. After being captured in his jungle home and taken to a circus, he does just this?all around the world?going from one scrape to another, until he finally makes his way back home. The slight plot is told in a raucous rap-style verse that forces readers to read aloud, with a smile. While London can keep a beat and successfully maintain a silly mood, at times the story and word-choice are sacrificed in their place, and so the entire production starts to go flat. The cut-paper illustrations, while technically competent, don't achieve the level of energy London's text does, and so end up looking empty. A little more "oomph" and this book would have flown.?Nina Lindsay, Vista School, Albany, CA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525456422
• ISBN-13: 978-0525456421
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,841,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jonathan London is a poet and the author of a number of picture books including the Froggy Series. He lives with his wife and two sons in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated posters, greeting cards, the Animal Crackers box and numerous books for children. He lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife and three daughters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome story!, November 20, 2001

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Diana Plas (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Red Monkey (Hardcover)

My two year old and four year old love this story, evert night before they go to bed I ask them if they want to read "Little red monkey" again, and of course they do. They love this story so much that they will say the last word of a line on their own, and at the end of the story they scream, "IN HIS UNDERPANTS!!" and fall down laughing! Jonathan London did a very good job of writing this story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dancin' Monkeys!, April 24, 2000

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kt (madison, wi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Red Monkey (Hardcover)

"Little Red Monkey" is a delight for small children--brightly colored characters and animated rhythms introduce them to an experience beyond pastels and pat the bunny. London is masterful with the modern view of a child's world.