Monkey Walk by Colleen Madden, PICTURE BOOK. Clarion
Books, 2018. $18. 9780544888982
BUYING ADVISORY:
Pre-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A little girl goes to the zoo with her mom and two twin
siblings. She decides to go on the “Monkey Walk” on her own. A rope ladder goes
up into the air and leads to a bridge. When she gets to the top, an animal
friend steals her hat, then her electronic game. To get her things back she has
to make a trade. First she has to bring a banana. Then she has to bring some
penguins. By the end of it the girl is satisfied and happy that she has helped
out.
This book is almost completely wordless. I think it was
supposed to make things more interesting when the monkey communicates with the
girl through puppets, but I just found it confusing and unnecessary. The book
didn’t make much sense to me in general. I could understand why the monkey
would want a banana, but why did it want penguins to join it? The flow of the
book was off. The detailed pictures were fun and a good representation of what you’ll
really find at the zoo.
Shay, High School Librarian, MLS
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