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I was very disappointed. This book was a Christmas present for my son. It looked okay on the outside, but the board pages were detached from the binding and the middle pages were upside down. It was worse than buying it used. I ended up going to WalMart to purchase a similar one.
Most Americans are familiar with the popular nursery rhyme "Five Little Monkeys." Christelow takes this rhyme and illustrates it with cheery, lively colored-pencil illustrations, with a monkey mama and her five children. In this sense the book can be taken as a cautionary tale against bed-jumping. She opens the rhyme with a little bit of prose setup, as the monkeys prepare for bed -- then ends with a humorous illustration of mama jumping on her own bed, after the little monkeys finally fall asleep.This story is about silliness, not moral instruction, but some parents may be concerned about the children's disobedience in persisting in their jumping. This is exacerbated by the fact that Mama later jumps on herown bed (although you might explain to bright children that adults are capable of safely engaging in activities that would be dangerous to children). But for most children it should be sufficient to explain that this story is intended to be silly, not serious.The book is well illustrated, cheery, and lively, and toddlers will love the rhythmic repetition. One could wish that the opening and closing of the book rhymed as well, but it's still a fun read.
I knew this little song from when I used to care for my nephews so when I had a daughter, searched it out. I find this board book version to be underwhelming- the pictures are not that bold or exciting. It's fallen flat so I'm going to see if I can get a better version of this story.
I bought this book for a 2 year olds birthday. She loves the song and now we sing the song with the book while we see the pictures. She loves it.
When she got a little older, she would do the motions. This is a cute little book perfect for babies and toddlers. When my daughter was an infant, I would do the motions for her while reading, and she would laugh. Now she is 22 months old, she recites some of the words while I read. It is very cute.
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