Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Book and CD

by Eileen Christelow, Eileen Christelow (Illustrator)

Overview

As soon as they say good-night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. Trouble lies ahead as, one by one, they fall off and hurt themselves. After the doctor issues a stern order--No more monkeys jumping on hte bed!--they finally fall asleep. Full-color illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618732760
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/17/2006
Series:	A Five Little Monkeys Story
Edition description:	Book and CD
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.61(d)
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Eileen Christelow has written and illustrated numerous best-selling picture books including eleven popular stories about the Five Little Monkeys, Vote!, and Robins!: How They Grow Up. She lives with her husband in East Dummerston, Vermont. 

Eileen Christelow has written and illustrated numerous best-selling picture books including eleven popular stories about the Five Little Monkeys, Vote!, and Robins!: How They Grow Up. She lives with her husband in East Dummerston, Vermont. 

Editorial Reviews

"Whether sublimely happy or ridiculously goofy, Christelow's expressive monkeys pack a lot of appeal." — School Library Journal (starred review)

From the Publisher

In this zany cumulative verse, five silly simian siblings insist on bedtime mayhem, and--heedless of the doctor's admonition--each suffers the same injury. Ages 3-8. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-- In a brief prelude to the title rhyme, five little monkeys ready themselves for bed, and say goodnight to their mother. Then, really getting down to business, they launch into some serious bed-jumping. Young children familiar with this popular finger play will appreciate Christelow's incorrigible monkeys, jumping with abandon, oblivious to the repeated warning: ``No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'' Newcomers will find the rhyme a delightful discovery which begs to be repeated. With each successive casualty, mother monkey dutifully consults the doctor, and bandages the wounds. Finally, all five battle-weary monkey children are asleep, and mother can go to bed. Colored pencil drawings in soft pastels depict the totally silly but lovable monkey family and its doctor. This is a natural for younger story hours, and can also be used with beginning readers. Whether sublimely happy or ridiculously goofy, Christelow's expressive monkeys pack a lot of appeal. --Corinne Camarata, Port Washington Public Library, N.Y.

School Library Journal