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Monkey Not Ready for the Baby
Monkey Not Ready for the Baby
Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: May 9, 2017
Review
Monkey likes being the youngest and resists the notion that a new baby will take the spot light soon. Mommy and Daddy do all the things parents do to prepare their children for a new sibling including, reading books, talking about it, and taking him to hear the baby's heartbeat. Only when Monkey holds his new baby sister does he feel ready for the new role of big brother. There is nothing new in this story about getting a new sibling, but fans of Marc Brown will notice some new changes in the illustrations. This family of monkeys shows more expression and the backgrounds show a soft busyness compared to the flat folk art style of his popular works about Arthur. Brown has created all the lettering for the text and the background's lines, squiggles and swirls done with colored pencils and gouache provide frames and integration of the text with the emotion of the characters.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Brown, Marc
Illustrator: Brown, Marc
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Borzoi Book/Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9781101933275
Price: 16.99