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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grades 4
PreS-Gr 4—Kids will jump right into this rip-roaring flip book—paced tale. A monkey, sitting chin-on-fist on a corner of land, eyes an inaccessible bunch of bananas on another piece of land across a strait. Wordlessly, the story begins: the monkey dips his toe to test the water; he cautiously walks in up to his belly (wordless top half panel); he smiles, realizing it is not too deep (wordless bottom half panel). "The monkey. The shark," reads the next spread, with the monkey paralyzed, dumbfounded, f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2014
This nearly wordless picture book opens with a visually clear dilemma: the monkey sits on one island, and the bananas sit on another, separated by a large body of water. Expressive cartoon illustrations in panels with bold outlines and bright colors play up the comedy and action as the text introduces key plot points through scen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
The monkey sits on one island, and the bananas sit on another, separated by a body of water. Expressive, bold-outlined cartoon illustratio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
