JACKIE FRENCH KOLLER is the award-winning author of numerous books for children. She lives in Westfield, Massachusets.
LYNN MUNSINGER has illustrated more than ninety books for
children. She graduated from Tufts University in Boston and the
Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she majored in
illustration. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont.
"[A] perfect . . . story that's ideal for group sharing. The
infectious rhythm of the text never falters."--School Library
Journal "Koller . . . turns the childhood impulse to join in the
fun into a tale that will appeal to the imp in
everyone."--Publishers Weekly "Delightful . . . full of expression,
movement, and wacky comedy."--Booklist
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This mischievous rhyming and counting book revels in excess. Just one more monkey always appears, to crash the bike built for one, to wreck the canoe just right for three and to turn a bed for five into a pillow fight for six. In the last spread, the monkeys jump off the page to deface the book itself: "One monkey too many came sneaking and.../ ...LOOK!/ One monkey too many got into this book!" Munsinger's (Hooway for Wodney Wat, reviewed above) rambunctious, lively art is a joy: the monkeys are blithely bad, and the chaos into which every scenario devolves gives kids plenty of diversions to follow. In each new situation that arises, the artist shows the invading monkey hidden somewhere on the spread. Koller (Mole and Shrew All Year Through) turns the childhood impulse to join in the fun into a tale that will appeal to the imp in everyone. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
"[A] perfect . . . story that's ideal for group sharing. The
infectious rhythm of the text never falters."--School Library
Journal "Koller . . . turns the childhood impulse to join in
the fun into a tale that will appeal to the imp in
everyone."--Publishers Weekly "Delightful . . . full of
expression, movement, and wacky comedy."--Booklist
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