The silly antics of the little monkey provide forward momentum, but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination.
Monkey On The Run
A traffic jam becomes the ultimate playground for Monkey as he leaps from one vehicle to another, finding stories as he goes.
Written by Leo Timmers
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Description
Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way home. But the street is very busy and they are going so slowly!
Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up the ladder from there and he joins a TV crew! Then the rubbish truck, a rabbit takeaway stall packed with carroty treats, Arctic animals traveling by snow globe, a jewel thief’s getaway car…
There is so much going on in the street, it’s become a playground!
Each vehicle in this wordless picture book contains a world of detail, activity and humour to share with curious toddlers.
By award-winning illustrator-author, Leo Timmers.
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Book Details
Country of Origin Belgium Reader Age 2-5 year Book Size ISBN
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Reviews
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Reviews
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A gloriously artistic and stylish romp for a pair of engaging monkeys as they swing and sway their way through the traffic back home in time for tea.
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Perfect for oral language, sharing stories and using imagination.
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Young readers will become completely absorbed as they discover the story within the story.
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Monkey on the Run is a satisfying addition to Timmers’ collection of crazy (but logical) cars.
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What a gorgeous curious fascinating UPLIFT of a book! I am still smiling from eyes to toes.
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Bizarre, but brilliant for tots.
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Monkey on the Run is a joyous story told entirely in pictures. This makes it a skilfully-laid trap for all those who think they don’t like reading.
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The ideal book to share with grown-ups and rev up the imaginations of even the youngest children!
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Readers will notice something new each time they read this one.
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In author and illustrator Leo Timmers’ wordless picture book “Monkey on the Run”, children will be enormously entertained from first page to last, making this unique picture book very highly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library collections.
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The bustle and rush of the traffic would seem to make a fast-paced book, but this is one to linger over and enjoy following the adventures of a little monkey through the wildness of the different modes of transportation.
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The illustrations in the book are so colorful and detailed that I can see several different stories coming out of this one book. “Reading” this book would be a great opportunity to let a child’s imagination go wild and see what they come up with while looking at the pictures.
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Weathered textures lend each vehicle a comic gravitas, and the way the conveyances interact offers mechanical and character-based amusement. Through it all, the curious little monkey remains admirably cool and mischievously confident—and as delighted by the surroundings as readers will be.
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Available worldwide from your local bookstore or online.
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New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book 2019