Author/Illustrator: Eileen Christelow
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Awards: Gold Best Book Award
Age Level: 3+ years old
Summary: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed takes place at night time when their mama tells them to brush their teeth and go to bed. When mama closes the door, they all begin to jump on the bed. Before long, one little monkey fell off and bumped his head. mama called the doctor to tell him what happened and the doctor said that he's fine just no more jumping on the bed. This seems to be a simple command for these little monkeys, so mama reminds them to not jump on the bed and go to sleep. One by one the little monkeys fall off their bed and bump their heads. Mama called the doctor for the final monkey and the doctor said, "NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED!" Now, all five monkeys have bandages and ice packs wrapped around their head. Mama puts them to sleep at last, closes her door, and starts jumping on her own bed. This story taught the little monkeys a lesson to listen and respect authority or they will get hurt.
Illustrations were sketched with colored pencils or crayon shading in the pictures. Each monkey was unique and fun to observe.
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