Monkey and Elephant
Candlewick Sparks
$16.30
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2013
Summary
Monkey may scamper and Elephant galump, but they’re the best of buddies as they search for shade. That is, when they’re not bickering about how to get there!
Monkey and Elephant are very good friends. They live in the jungle, which is sometimes very hot! So the two friends set out to find a shady spot. On the way, Monkey complains that Elephant is walking too bumpity, too ziggy and zaggy. And Elephant complains that Monkey is being too bossy and too sassy. Will these very good friends…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763662615 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763662615 |
| Author: | Carole Lexa Schaefer, Galia Bernstein |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Candlewick Sparks |
| Audience Age: | 5-9 |
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Critics Review
There’s a Horton-esque quality about Bernstein’s Elephant throughout, and both he and Monkey exude personality. This achievement in visual characterization is matched by Schaefer’s text, which employs controlled word choices and embeds careful repetition in support of the emerging reader. A welcome addition to the early-reader shelf.
—Kirkus Reviews
Schaefer’s rich and witty dialogue will charm and amuse early chapter-book readers. The digitally created cartoonlike characters are brimming with emotion and often surrounded by distinctive patterns of sunshine, leaves, and grasses. Children comfortable with Arnold Lobel’s FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS (HarperCollins, 1970) and Wong Herbert Yee’s UPSTAIRS MOUSE AND DOWNSTAIRS MOLE (Houghton, 2005) will enjoy reading about Monkey and Elephant.
—School Library Journal
This charming early chapter book is reminiscent of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series. One can envision subsequent Monkey and Elephant adventures lining the shelves of the library. The animals’ friendship is genuine and they help each other out with humor and through the use of numerous action vocabulary words.
—Library Media Connection
Carole Lexa Schaefer
Carole Lexa Schaefer is the author of many award-winning picture books. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
Stacey Dressen-McQueen lives in Portland, Oregon. This is her second book.
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