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Once they check that there are no tigers about they decide that it’s not enough to look at the mangoes but maybe it’s okay to just take the one mango that’s so close to the tree.

The illustrations are all so engaging and simple and there’s even one special one whick I really love which requires you to turn the book on its side to view it properly! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Actually, this turned out to be quite a productive line of thinking because as well as this story I also came up with two other potential stories which I hope to shape up enough to publish over the next while. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.I like how simple this story is and how the monkeys end up, hopefully, learning a valuable lesson, although the funny ending with a bit of a twist makes you wonder if they actually did!

Unfortunately I was finishing this off during the first covid lockdown and so I only managed to do this a handful of times with this book long before the pandemic. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. From Chris Haughton comes a funny, suspenseful and keenly observed cautionary tale about pushing boundaries and indulging your more mischievous, cheeky side (when nobody is looking). Therefore, as little monkey scrambles ‘ down, down, down, all the way down to the GROUND‘, we anticipate tiger trouble. Usually I like to read my draft books aloud to groups of children to gauge the pacing and it helps me to see what is working.You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! Thereafter, what if that mango’s sweet juiciness was so exceptional that you just had to have another? Each card is blank for your own message, and contains a small paragraph on the reverse with Daniel's creative thinking behind the image.

A powerful, thoughtful and bold comment on humanity and its future from one of today's most thought-provoking artists. I love how these cats look and especially how they are subtely visible in the background of some earlier pages which kids might enjoy trying to spot. As well as the famed images of The Giants Causeway and The Dark Hedges, she also has a number of local coastline and inland landscapes such as Slemish, Cushendun, Ballycastle and Ballintoy. While little crab becomes more and more fearful in the face of danger the little monkeys are egging each other on all the way. One funny thing is I came up with this story soon after ‘Don’t Worry, Little Crab’ and I later I realised the two stories are almost mirror opposites to each other in a number of ways.You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. The story begins with the adult monkey warning three little monkeys not to go down to the mango tree because there are ‘tigers down there’The very thought of mangoes of course prompts the monkeys to think more about them and how delicious they are and then finally to go ‘and look at the mangoes’. I think the illustrations alone will make children want to look at this book again and again, and coupled with the simple story and great messge about safety, it makes a great book for children to enjoy and one I’d recommend! The way to best do that it seemed to me was by introducing the tigers to the audience at the start and show more and more signs of them getting closer whilst the monkeys are unaware.

I think young children will be able to cope because they have seen the warning signs all along and so can tell themselves that they would not have taken those risks. But maybe the monkeys should be more careful, because maybe there are tigers about after all…The hardback book is filled with thick matt pages of really colourful illustrations and text. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. Windows users should also consider upgrading to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or switching to Firefox or Chrome. Storia semplicissima, breve e ripetitiva, che coinvolge i più piccoli e diverte ancora i più grandi: è piaciuto anche a mia figlia di 6 anni, per la quale avevamo iniziato la collezione quando di anni ne aveva 2.By submitting a review you grant us the right to display and use it in any way; please read our General Legal Notices for full details. Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back.