Customer Reviews

Monkey King

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Monkey is too smart for everyone else's good and he eventually requires capture by Buddha himself to keep him under control. The adventures are fun, but simplified, to allow for the many scenes along Monkey's journey.

Although this book is intriguing, it is problematic for sharing with younger readers. The story is complex with many different scenes and characters that may confuse the under five set. The vocabulary is complex and the story is long. However, the book serves as an excellent introductory piece to the Monkey King, a beloved trickster from folklore. Young gives some helpful notes about the characters and Monkey's adventures from the epic "The Journey to the West." In the end, the book leaves you hungering for more stories about Monkey.

Title: Monkey King
Author: Ed Young
Reading Level: 5-8

This is a great book. I would recommend this book for ages 5-8. This book is about a monkey that is clever and courageous, with an appetite for mischief and showing off. This book has many other characters. It is adventurous book with magic and fun. This is a good book. J

A nice intro to Monkey King & a beautiful book. I could see reading it to a 1st or 2nd grade class as part of an intro to China. If you've talked about collages & how Eric Carle does his books, this would also be a fun book to see. There are also differences the Adventures of Monkey King told by Cheng-En Wu to spot. (My 6 y.o. & I make a game of that at home as we read Wu's version first.)

This book is nicely illustrated (Eric Carle style). My 6 years old loves it. It follows the original story line, but shorten for a child. The only thing is that it's very focused on the Monkey King, so some of the other important character like the pig is missing. But I highly recommend it.

My son keeps checking this out from the library and I thought it would be nice to pick it up for him for Christmas or something. Yikes!

I can see why the cost is so high, though. This is a wonderful book. The illustrations are so rich and beautiful. The story is fascinating.

The little guy is 5 and it's his favorite book right now.

This is a fantastic short version of the Monkey King story with incredible illustrations. I used it to help some of my beginning and intermediate level Chinese ESL students. It makes a good format for them to learn English since they are already familiar with the story. Even though this book is written for children adults can certainly appreciate its beauty.

"Monkey King," by Ed Young, is a visually striking children's book whose story evokes Chinese folklore. The art is a lot of fun; the collages burst with color and energy. The only unnecessary element is an unwieldy gimmick involving pages that fold out of the book. Fortunately, this fold-out gimmick is only a very small part of the book.

The many colorful characters in the book include Red Beard Bandit, Dragon King, Jade Emperor, and the monk Tang. The wildly multicolored title character is a trickster, magician, and likeable rogue. His character is nicely complemented by Guan Ying, the serene Goddess of Mercy. All in all, a good job by Ed Young.