Monkey and Me
Emily Gravett
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2008
When Mirette was young, we attended baby storytime on a regular basis. On nice days, we would head over to the park and have long play sessions/picnics afterwards. We now call this group of wonderful friends the library group. Our fearless storyteller, Ursula, was charming and knowledgeable (she went off to have a baby of her own and is now on maternity leave). She had this certain way of telling a story that was engaging to all the kids, and many times a parent would say—there is no one quite like Ursula. You could tell her that your child is into trucks and within minutes she would have a pile of books on the topic.
I found many a good book thanks to Ursula, but my hands-down favorite Ursula discovery is Monkey and Me. The book basically goes like this—monkey and me, monkey and me, monkey and me, we went to see. We went to see some. . .
We turn the page in wild anticipation. . . bats, elephants, monkeys, etc.
Usually Mirette shouts out the animal before we turn the page. The pictures are simple and amazing.
Even though we don't own this book, we will often say Monkey and me, monkey and me, we went to see. . . because it's just plain fun to say. It's the kind of book you can pretty quickly memorize.
Emily Gravett's other books like Dogs and The Odd Egg are also great reads, but Monkey and Me is, in my opinion, leaps and bounds better than all the others in terms of its fun factor and pleasurable wording.
She has a website with some coloring pages and information on how she draws characters here:
http://www.emilygravett.com/
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