Emily Gravett's Monkey and Me: A Delightful Picture Book for Kids

Jenny in Derby: Infirst saw this at a playgroup and my toddler loved it. I bought a copy and she requests it over and over. She loves the pictures and the words. We also count on the pictures. It has been value for the money.

United Kingdom on May 19, 2022

Maurice: My daughter loves reading it to me would love to get a board book version

United Kingdom on Apr 28, 2022

Sherry D: All of my grandchildren have loved this book! The simple repetitive language allows them to read along.

United States on Mar 02, 2022

B Rhea: My autistic 3 year old daughter has had a favorite stuffed animal that is a sock monkey version of curious George. It goes EVERYWHERE with her. Needless to say, she loves this book. It is almost as if it way written for her. The little girl even looks like her.

FYI It is best for ages 2-3.

United States on Dec 10, 2021

k_teacher1: Fun book that is something the kids can join in because of the repetitive text. The little girl acts like the animals they will see next, so it is great for predicting/guessing.

United States on Aug 08, 2021

g-in-herts: Lovely story and illustrations, my son always counts the animals and makes the animal noises. We take this out with us for a familiar story that gets him focussed

United Kingdom on Jul 25, 2021

Samantha LSamantha L: Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett. This is one of my favourite books from Emily. Fun rhyming story, beautiful illustrations. I love using this book as both a bed time story and an action story. It’s a great wind down book, as it’s short and sweet, and also perfect to get kids moving, doing the actions for each animal and making their noises. Started this at 6 months and still using it with 3 year old.

United Kingdom on Feb 16, 2021

Gryphon: Our version of this book, purchased in the U.K., was long one of our daughter's favorites. When I purchased it for a recent baby shower, however, I was dismayed to discover that the publisher(?) has changed the ending. The little girl and monkey no longer go "home for tea"; now they "go zzzzz." It doesn't quite have the ring of the original.

United States on Jul 23, 2019

Divorced/Beheaded/ Died: We have been borrowing this book from the library, on and off for about 2 years and I finally decided that it is one to keep so have finally bought it.

I started reading this to both my children from about 18months old and they have LOVED it. How do I know this? Because , even when the book is not in sight my children have both repeated the rhythmic and repetitive story to me - it's pretty amazing to hear this from such young children. The simple but repetitive language encourages speech development and it is quiet poetic if you ask me. Additionally, the anticipation as they turn the page (They went to see............?) makes it and avid read for a young child.

My youngest child has always struggled to sit through a book (quite opposite to my eldest) but this book has captivated her.

Another point, are the beautiful illustrations which make this book a visual pleasure. Despite reading it SO many times, it was only recently I studied the pictures and discovered they give the reader a clue of who "Monkey and me" are going to see. I will be interested how long my kids will like this book because it is SO simple it may only hold the attention of a very young...

United Kingdom on Jan 11, 2011

Barbara A. Hughes: This is a great children's book for children ages 3-5. The little girl with her monkey imitate what animal they are going to see next at the zoo, and then the reader can guess what animal it will be as they turn the page. The repetitiveness of the verse, Monkey and Me, Monkey and Me bring cadence to the story. The illustrations are simple, but full of action and emotion-just right for kids. This story is great for getting the child to act out the different animals.

United States on Apr 03, 2008