Another Monkey?

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Based on true events </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>about the author's 4-year-old son and his monkey puppet readers will relate to this values-rich narrative if they have ever had or still have a stuffed animal puppet toy or possession that is </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>precious </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>to them. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Themes </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>include </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>love gift-giving gratitude family friendship sharing collections manners colors numbers one to six and stores in the community. </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The monkeys in the story </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>are sooo different </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>just like us</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> which welcomes discussions about </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>diversity</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>equity </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>inclusion</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For ages 3 to 8</strong><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>repetition and description encourage young children and even the most reluctant readers to read. The punctuation and grammar help to encourage fluency expressive reading and confidence. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> AFTERWORD</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the author shares the book's creation journey as well as her personal experiences and beliefs about collections the authorship process and the importance of research and exploring multiple perspectives.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>UNIQUE </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>to this cumulative pattern book is the illustrations are created by the author's SIX grandchildren ages 6 to 16. These </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ILLUSTRATORS</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> along with the </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>AFTERWORD</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> help to motivate ALL children and adults to become </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ARTISTS and ILLUSTRATORS RESEARCHERS and AUTHORS! </strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(86 2 22 1)>Get ready to INSPIRE EMPOWER CREATE and CELEBRATE! </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book is also available in French-English and in Spanish-English. Stay tuned for BILINGUAL editions in other languages. </span></p>