Books with title Little Red Monkey

This monkey rap is sure to please! Little Red Monkey was feelin kinda funky. He liked to dance in his underpants! Pure energy radiates from every page of this rapping, rollicking romp that follows an irresistibly spunky monkey from the jungle to Paris to Yokohama and even Timbuktu. Jonathan London, author of Hip Cat and more than thirty other books for children, draws upon his acclaimed talents as a performer and storyteller to put together this jazzy journey, which is guaranteed to set little feet a-rompin and a-stompin and little minds abuzz with the fun of language and rhythm. Frank Remkiewicz's glorious cut-paper illustrations burst from the page in an irrepressible, Matisse-like celebration of color and movement. Sly humor is bound to be found in both words and pictures wherever Little Red Monkey goes, whether he's passing the hat with a really cool cat or dancing the mazurka till he goes berserka. Swinging and jiving his way into instant monkey-show-business history, the jubilantly childlike character who stars in this dazzling picture book will inspire readers to pack their bags and be ready to roll for any adventure, imaginary or actual and, more important, to express themselves with joy and confidence, anytime, anywhere.

Every time Emily does something mischievous, her mother always says the same thing:“You little monkey!”This leads the curious Emily to want to see some real monkeys, and, naturally, the zoo.Emily's day at the zoo sees her meet a variety of weird, wonderful and rather cheeky animals! She sees them acting hilariously, while excitedly finding her way to the Monkey House…Paul Birch's latest children's book You Little Monkey! is sure to be a hit with parents and kids alike.

Little Red is a powerful, thought-provoking and ultimately heartening novel for teenagers and young adults. It’s a mystery story, a bit of a crime story, but most of all it’s a book about love and forming relationships – and about things coming good even when it seems life can’t get any worse.At its heart 13 year-old Julia, suddenly uprooted from everything and everyone that matters, is thrown into a new, hostile situation with big new problems to deal with and an unexpected lesson in life at the sharp end. A tightly drawn group of core characters pull you into a world where things (and people) aren’t always how they seem — prepare to have prejudices and preconceptions challenged as help, support and a strong streak of humour come from surprising places.There are plenty of questions about what’s happened, but as the answers emerge this book will leave people realising that no matter how big their muddle, there’s nothing that can’t be solved with a cuddle.